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imbecile
[im-buh-sil, -suhl, -seel]
noun
Informal.Ìýa dunce; blockhead; dolt.
Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!
Psychology.Ìý(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person of the second order in a former and discarded classification of intellectual disability, above the level of idiocy, having a mental age of seven or eight years and an intelligence quotient of 25 to 50.
imbecile
noun
psychol a person of very low intelligence (IQ of 25 to 50), usually capable only of guarding himself against danger and of performing simple mechanical tasks under supervision
informalÌýan extremely stupid person; dolt
adjective
of or like an imbecile; mentally deficient; feeble-minded
stupid or senseless
an imbecile thing to do
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- imbecilic adjective
- imbecilely adverb
- ˈ¾±³¾²ú±ðËŒ³¦¾±±ô±ð±ô²â adverb
- ËŒ¾±³¾²ú±ðˈ³¦¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of imbecile1
Example Sentences
Bukele, who ran as an anti-corruption crusader, vowing to break with past leaders on the left and right implicated in graft, has denied insinuations that he has enriched himself in office, calling critics “imbeciles.â€
Tungay said he was "treating the French like imbeciles, making all these so-called tough declarations when the record is so catastrophic".
Mr Stratford said they had requested risk and equality impact assessments on the council's decision, but they felt "dismissed" and "treated like we were imbeciles".
Vance posted on X that one of his right-wing critics was a “mouth breathing imbecile†and then deleted the post.
The account also retweeted another user who posted that you had to be an “imbecile†or a “brain dead leftie†to think wanting “to protect your homeland from rapists and terrorists is racistâ€.
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