Definitions for imbecileˈɪm bə sɪl, -səl; esp. Brit. -ˌsil
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
im•be•cileˈɪm bə sɪl, -səl; esp. Brit. -ˌsil(n.)
a stupid person; dolt.
Category:
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.
Category: Psychology
(adj.)imbecilic.
Origin of imbecile:
1540–50; earlier imbecill < L imbēcillus weak
Princeton's WordNet
idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard(adj)
a person of subnormal intelligence
imbecile, imbecilic, idiotic(adj)
having a mental age of three to seven years
Wiktionary
imbecile(Noun)
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.
imbecile(Noun)
A fool, an idiot.
Origin: From imbecillus, literally “without a staff”.
Webster Dictionary
Imbecile(adj)
destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane
Imbecile(noun)
one destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind
Imbecile(verb)
to weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage
Translations for imbecile
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
imbecile(noun)
a stupid person; a fool.
- imbesielAfrikaans
- أبْلَهArabic
- слабоуменBulgarian
- imbecilPortuguese (BR)
- blbecCzech
- der IdiotGerman
- tåbeDanish
- ηλίθιοςGreek
- imbécilSpanish
- lollpeaEstonian
- آدم احمقFarsi
- typerysFinnish
- imbécileFrench
- אִידיוֹטHebrew
- मूर्खHindi
- imbecil, glupanCroatian
- hülyeHungarian
- orang tolol, orang dunguIndonesian
- fáviti, heimskingiIcelandic
- imbecilleItalian
- ばか者Japanese
- 바보Korean
- kvailys, silpnaprotisLithuanian
- muļķisLatvian
- bodohMalay
- imbecielDutch
- imbesil, toskNorwegian
- dureńPolish
- آدم احمقPersian
- احمقه سړیPashto
- imbecilPortuguese
- imbecilRomanian
- дуракRussian
- hlupákSlovak
- bebecSlovenian
- imbecilSerbian
- imbecill personSwedish
- คนโง่; คนงี่เง่าThai
- budala, ahmak kimseTurkish
- 笨蛋Chinese (Trad.)
- дурень, придурокUkrainian
- احمقUrdu
- kẻ khờ dạiVietnamese
- 笨人Chinese (Simp.)
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