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im·be·cile
(ĭm′bə-sĭl, -səl)n.
1. A person who is considered foolish or stupid.
2. A person with moderate to severe intellectual disability 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.
[From obsolete French imbécille, weak, feeble, from Old French, from Latin imbēcillus : in-, not; see in-1 + possibly bacillum, staff, diminutive of baculum, rod; see bak- in Indo-European roots.]
im′be·cil′ic (-sĭl′ĭk) adv.
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imbecile
n
1. (Psychology) psychol a person of very low intelligence (IQ of 25 to 50), usually capable only of guarding himself or herself against danger and of performing simple mechanical tasks under supervision
2. informal an extremely stupid person; dolt
adj
3. of or like an imbecile; mentally deficient; feeble-minded
4. stupid or senseless: an imbecile thing to do.
[C16: from Latin imbēcillus feeble (physically or mentally)]
ˈimbeˌcilely, ˌimbeˈcilically adv
ˌimbeˈcility n
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im•be•cile
(ˈɪm bə sɪl, -səl; esp. Brit. -ˌsil)n.
1. a stupid person; dolt.
2. a person of the second order in a former classification of mental retardation, above the level of idiocy, having a mental age of seven or eight years and an intelligence quotient of 25 to 50.
adj. 3. imbecilic.
[1540–50; earlier imbecill < Latin imbēcillus weak]
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Noun 1. [画像:imbecile - a person of subnormal intelligence]imbecile - a person of subnormal intelligence
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imbecile
noun
1. idiot, fool, jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), tosser (Brit. slang), plank (Brit. slang), berk (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), charlie (Brit. informal), prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, moron, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), chump, cretin, bungler, dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), dolt, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), halfwit, dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), dotard, fuckwit (taboo slang), thickhead, dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull I don't want to deal with these imbeciles any more.
adjective
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Translations
أبْلَهمَعْتوه
blbecimbecil
imbeciltåbe
fávitifáviti, heimskingi
silpnaprotis
idiotsmuļķisplānprātis
imbecil
ahmak kimsebudala geri zekâlı
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imbecile
[ˈɪmbɪsiːl] n → imbécile mfI don't want to deal with these imbeciles any longer → Je ne veux plus avoir affaire avec ces imbéciles.
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imbecile
n
→ Dummkopf m, → Idiot m, → Schwachkopf m; to behave like an imbecile → sich völlig blödsinnig or wie ein Idiot benehmen
(Med) → Schwachsinnige(r) mf
adj
person → beschränkt, schwachsinnig, geistig minderbemittelt (inf); laugh → schwachsinnig, dumm, blöd(e); idea → dumm, töricht
(Med) → schwachsinnig, geistesschwach, imbezil (spec)
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imbecile
(ˈimbəsiːl) , ((American) -sl) noun1. a stupid person; a fool. imbesiel أبْلَه слабоумен imbecil blbec der Idiot tåbe ηλίθιος imbécil lollpea آدم احمق typerys imbécile אידיוט मूर्ख imbecil, glupan hülye orang tolol, orang dungu fáviti, heimskingi imbecille ばか者 바보 kvailys, silpnaprotis muļķis bodoh imbeciel imbesil, tosk dureń احمقه سړی imbecil imbecil дурак hlupák bebec imbecil imbecill person คนโง่; คนงี่เง่า budala, ahmak kimse 笨蛋 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 imbecil χαζός, ανίκανος imbécil imbetsill آدم عقب افتاده imbesilli imbécile מפגר हीनबुद्धि slaboumnik gyengeelméjű orang tolol fáviti imbecille 低能 저능아 silpnaprotis plānprātis; idiots dungu imbeciel imbesil imbecyl شاتي پاتي imbecil imbecil слабоумный imbecil slaboumnež imbecil idiot, dåre คนปัญญาอ่อน geri zekâlı 智能低的人 імбецил کم عقل người đần độn 低能者
ˌimbeˈcility (-ˈsi-) noun swaksinnigheid بَلاهَه، حَماقَه малоумие imbecilidade imbecilita der Schwachsinn tåbelighed; imbecilitet ηλιθιότητα imbecilidad nõrgamõistuslikkus ابلهی imbesiliteetti imbécillité פיגור मूढ़ता slaboumnost gyengeelméjűség ketololan heimska imbecillità 低能さ 정신 박약 silpnaprotystė plānprātība; idiotisms; muļķība kebodohan imbeciliteit imbesilitet, dumhet głupota كم عقلى، حماقت imbecilidade imbecilitate слабоумие imbecilita slaboumnost imbecilnost imbecilitet, dårskap ความโง่ budalalık, ahmaklık 愚笨,低能 недоумкуватість, слабоумство ضعف دماغ tính khờ dại 低能
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im·be·cile
a. imbécil, tonto, de mentalidad retardada.
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