imbecile[noun]Synonyms:- idiot, chump, cretin, fool, halfwit, moron, numbskull
or numskull, thickhead, twit
(informal, chiefly Brit.)[adjective]Synonyms:- stupid, asinine, fatuous, feeble-minded, foolish, idiotic, moronic, thick, witless
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im‧be‧cile /ˈɪmbəsiːl $ -s
əl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: imbécile, from imbécile 'weak, weak-minded', from Latin imbecillus, probably from baculum 'stick (for support)']
someone who is very stupid or behaves very stupidly
Synonym : idiot:
He looked at me as if I was a total imbecile.—imbecilic /ˌɪmbəˈsɪlɪk◂, ˌɪmbɪˈsɪlɪk◂/
adjective—imbecility /ˌɪmbəˈsɪləti, ˌɪmbɪˈsɪləti/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲