Historians noted regional variations in the prevalence of cretinisms during the 19th century.

Untreated congenital hypothyroidism in infancy can result in cretinism, causing severe stunting of both physical and mental development.

Many critics warned that the cretinization of public discourse would undermine democratic debate.

Although the term is dated, some 19th-century medical reports described cretinic features in patients with severe congenital hypothyroidism.

In older medical texts, cretin was used to describe a person who failed to develop mentally and physically due to congenital hypothyroidism.

After the prank went wrong, the neighbors labeled the teenagers cretins and demanded an apology.

The critic dismissed the idea as cretinous, a product of shallow thinking and willful ignorance.

She cretinously dismissed the careful advice, confident that her impulsive plan would succeed.

The once-curious child was cretinized by years of neglect and mockery.

The constant stream of sensational headlines was cretinizing readers, reducing complex issues to simplistic outrage.