imbecile

im·be·cile  (mb-sl, -sl)

n.

1. A stupid or silly person; a dolt.

2. A person whose mental acumen is well below par.

3. A person of moderate to severe mental retardation having a mental age of from three to seven years and generally being capable of some degree of communication and performance of simple tasks under supervision. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.

adj. also im·be·cil·ic (mb-slk)

1. Stupid; silly.

2. Well below par in mental acumen.

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[From obsolete French imbécille, weak, feeble, from Old French, from Latin imbcillus : in-, not; see in-¹ + possibly bacillum, staff, diminutive of baculum, rod; see bak- in Indo-European roots.]

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imbe·cile·ly adv.

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imbecile [im-biss-eel]

Noun

1. Informal an extremely stupid person

2. Old-fashioned a person of abnormally low intelligence

Adjective

stupid or senseless: imbecile fanaticism [Latin imbecillus feeble]

imbecility n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	imbecile - a person of subnormal intelligence   changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, moron, retard mongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Adj.	1.	imbecile - having a mental age of three to seven years imbecilic, idiotic retarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

Translations

imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] n → imbécil m/f

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imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] n → imbécile m/f

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imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] n → Schwachkopf m, Idiot m

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imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] n → imbecille m/f

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imbecile

n imbecile [ˈimbəsiːl, (American ) -sl]

1 a stupid person; a fool. imbesiel أبْلَه слабоумен blbec tåbe der Idiot ηλίθιος imbécil lollpea آدم احمق typerys imbécile אִידיוֹט मूर्ख imbecil, glupan hülye orang tolol, orang dungu fáviti, heimskingi imbecille ばか者 바보 kvailys, silpnaprotis muļķis bodoh imbeciel imbesil, tosk dureń imbecil imbecil дурак hlupák bebec imbecil imbecill person คนโง่; คนงี่เง่า budala, ahmak kimse 笨人 дурень, придурок احمق kẻ khờ dại 笨人

2 a person of very low intelligence who cannot look after himself. swaksinnige مَعْتوه имбезил imbecil imbecil der/die Schwachsinnige χαζός, ανίκανος imbécil imbetsill آدم عقب افتاده imbesilli imbécile מְפָגֵר हीनबुद्धि slaboumnik gyengeelméjű orang tolol fáviti imbecille 低能 정신 박약자 silpnaprotis plānprātis; idiots dungu imbeciel imbesil imbecyl imbecil imbecil слабоумный imbecil slaboumnež imbecil idiot, dåre คนปัญญาอ่อน geri zekâlı 低能者 імбецил کم عقل người đần độn 低能者

n imbeˈcility [-ˈsi-]

swaksinnigheid بَلاهَه، حَماقَه малоумие imbecilita tåbelighed; imbecilitet der Schwachsinn ηλιθιότητα imbecilidad nõrgamõistuslikkus ابلهی vähämielisyys imbécillité פִּיגוּר मूढ़ता slaboumnost gyengeelméjűség ketololan heimska imbecillità 低能さ 정신 박약, 저능 silpnaprotystė plānprātība; idiotisms; muļķība kebodohan imbeciliteit imbesilitet, dumhet głupota imbecilidade imbecilitate слабоумие imbecilita slaboumnost imbecilnost imbecilitet, dårskap ความโง่ budalalık, ahmaklık 低能 недоумкуватість, слабоумство ضعف دماغ tính khờ dại 低能