imbecile (redirected from imbecilely)

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

imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] n → imbécile m/f

imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] n → Schwachkopf m, Idiot m

imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] n → imbecille m/f

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imbecile

n imbecile [ˈimbəsiːl, (American ) -sl]

1 a stupid person; a fool. imbesielأبْلَهслабоуменblbectåbeder Idiotηλίθιοςimbécillollpeaآدم احمقtyperysimbécileאִידיוֹטमूर्खimbecil, glupanhülyeorang tolol, orang dungufáviti, heimskingiimbecilleばか者바보kvailys, silpnaprotismuļķisbodohimbecielimbesil, toskdureńimbecilimbecilдуракhlupákbebecimbecilimbecill personคนโง่; คนงี่เง่าbudala, ahmak kimse笨人дурень, придурокاحمقkẻ khờ dại笨人

2 a person of very low intelligence who cannot look after himself. swaksinnigeمَعْتوهимбезилimbecilimbecilder/die Schwachsinnigeχαζός, ανίκανοςimbécilimbetsillآدم عقب افتادهimbesilliimbécileמְפָגֵרहीनबुद्धिslaboumnikgyengeelméjűorang tololfávitiimbecille低能정신 박약자silpnaprotisplānprātis; idiotsdunguimbecielimbesilimbecylimbecilimbecilслабоумныйimbecilslaboumnežimbecilidiot, dåreคนปัญญาอ่อนgeri zekâlı低能者імбецилکم عقلngười đần độn低能者

n ˌimbeˈcility [-ˈsi-]

swaksinnigheidبَلاهَه، حَماقَهмалоумиеimbecilitatåbelighed; imbecilitetder Schwachsinnηλιθιότηταimbecilidadnõrgamõistuslikkusابلهیvähämielisyysimbécillitéפִּיגוּרमूढ़ताslaboumnostgyengeelméjűségketololanheimskaimbecillità低能さ정신 박약, 저능silpnaprotystėplānprātība; idiotisms; muļķībakebodohanimbeciliteitimbesilitet, dumhetgłupotaimbecilidadeimbecilitateслабоумиеimbecilitaslaboumnostimbecilnostimbecilitet, dårskapความโง่budalalık, ahmaklık低能недоумкуватість, слабоумствоضعف دماغtính khờ dại低能