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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•be•cile /ˈɪmbəsɪl, -səl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Psychologyformerly, a person classified in a low rank of mental retardation.
- a stupid person; fool;
idiot:Some imbecile smashed our car.
im•be•cil•ic /ˌɪmbəˈsɪlɪk/USA pronunciation adj. im•be•cil•i•ty /ˌɪmbəˈsɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties [uncountable]a condition of imbecility.[countable]One of his newest imbecilities was trying to hitch a cat to a cart. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•be•cile (im′bə sil, -səl or, esp. Brit., -sēl′),USA pronunciation n. - Psychologya 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.
- a dunce;
blockhead;
dolt.
adj. - mentally feeble.
- showing mental feebleness or incapacity.
- stupid;
silly;
absurd. - [Archaic.]weak or feeble.
- Latin imbēcillus weak; -ile replacing -ill by confusion with suffix -ile
- earlier imbecill 1540–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: imbecile n /ˈɪmbɪˌsiːl -ˌsaɪl/- 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
- informal an extremely stupid person; dolt
adj
Also: imbecilic /ˌɪmbɪˈsɪlɪk/ - of or like an imbecile; mentally deficient; feeble-minded
- stupid or senseless: an imbecile thing to do
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin imbēcillus feeble (physically or mentally)ˈimbeˌcilely, ˌimbeˈcilically adv ˌimbeˈcility n |