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- Dictionaryimbecile/ˈɪmbɪsiːl/
noun
- 1. a stupid person.
adjective
- 1. stupid; idiotic: "try not to make imbecile remarks"
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The meaning of IMBECILE is a foolish or stupid person. How to use imbecile in a sentence. Usage of Imbecile: Usage Guide
a person who behaves in an extremely stupid way: What an imbecile that boy is! Synonyms. half-wit disapproving. idiot. moron informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot. blockhead. dullard. dumb-ass. dummy. dunce. dunderhead. mutt. need your head examined idiom. nimrod.
Imbecile definition: a dunce; blockhead; dolt. See examples of IMBECILE used in a sentence.
An imbecile is an extremely stupid person. The noun imbecile is used informally as an insult to mean "fool". Its origins are in the Latin word imbecille, "weak or feeble," and it was an official medical term for people with a specific (and low) I.Q. in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
If you call someone an imbecile, you are showing that you think they are stupid or have done something stupid. [disapproval] I don't want to deal with these imbeciles any longer. Synonyms: idiot, fool, jerk [slang, mainly US, Canadian], tosser [British, slang] More Synonyms of imbecile.
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.
Jun 2, 2024 · imbecile (plural imbeciles) 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.
