imbecile

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 (ĭm'bə-sĭl'ĭk)

1. Stupid; silly.
2. Well below par in mental acumen.

[From obsolete French imbécille, weak, feeble, from Old French, from Latin imbēcillus : in-, not; see in-¹ + possibly bacillum, staff, diminutive of baculum, rod.]

imbecilely im'be·cile·ly adv.

noun

One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal dope, gander, goose. Slang cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: stupid, foolish
Antonyms: brainy, genius, intelligent, smart

n

Definition: very stupid person
Antonyms: brain, genius, intellectual

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An animal in a continuous state of imbecility.

IN BRIEF: Fool, idiot.

How hard it is to make your thoughts look anything but imbecile fools when you paint them with ink on paper. — Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), South African writer, feminist. Lyndall, in The Story of an African Farm, pt. 2, ch. 4 (1883).

Dansk (Danish)
n. - idiot, tåbe, fjols
adj. - idiotisk, tåbeligt, imbecil

Nederlands (Dutch)
imbeciel

Français (French)
n. - (gén) imbécile, (Méd) débile (arch)
adj. - (gén) imbécile, (Méd) débile (arch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dummkopf, (Psych.) Schwachsinniger
adj. - schwachsinnig, dumm, töricht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ηλίθιος, βλάκας

Italiano (Italian)
imbecille

Português (Portuguese)
n. - imbecil (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
слабоумный

Español (Spanish)
n. - imbécil, tarado
adj. - imbécil, tarado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - imbecill person, dåre

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
低能者, 愚蠢者, 痴呆, 低能的, 虚弱的, 愚钝的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 低能者, 愚蠢者, 癡呆
adj. - 低能的, 虛弱的, 愚鈍的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 저능자, 바보
adj. - 저능의, 천치의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ばか, 痴愚, 低能者
adj. - ばかな, 愚かな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص أبله أو معتوه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רפה-שכל, שוטה‬
adj. - ‮רפה-שכל, קהה-שכל, טיפש‬

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