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imbecile
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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.

[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.]

imbe·cile·ly adv.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.imbecileimbecile - a person of subnormal intelligence  
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
retarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"
Translations

imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] nimbécil m/f
imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] nimbécile m/f
imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] nSchwachkopf m, Idiot m
imbecile [ˈɪmbəsiːl] nimbecille m/f

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
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
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

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