imbecile
A fool, an idiotA fool, an idiot.
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Meaning
2 senses(derogatory)A fool, an idiot.
Idiot, Dummkopf
дура́кdurák, ду́раdúra
(obsolete)A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.
geistig Zurückgebliebener, geistig Behinderter, Schwachsinniger
имбеци́лimbecíl, слабоу́мныйslaboúmnyj
- a person of subnormal intelligence
Examples
26 sentencesTranslations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French imbécile, from Latin imbēcillus (“weak, feeble”), literally “wBorrowed from Middle French imbécile, from Latin imbēcillus (“weak, feeble”), literally “without a staff”.
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Forms
plural: imbecilesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a person of subnormal intelligence:cretinmoronchangelinghalf-wit
Word family
5 related wordsSee also
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