imbecile

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈɪmbəsɪl/, /ˈɪmbəsəl/

Noun

imbecile (plural imbeciles)

1. (obsolete) 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.
2. (pejorative) A fool#Noun|fool, an idiot#Noun|idiot.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:idiot

Translations

• French: imbécile
• German: Zurückgebliebener, Behinderter
• Italian: tarato
• Portuguese: imbecil
• Russian: имбеци́л
• Spanish: imbécil

Translations

• French: imbécile
• German: Idiot, Dummkopf
• Portuguese: imbecil
• Russian: дура́к
• Spanish: imbécil

Adjective

imbecile

1. (dated) Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.

   hospitals for the imbecile and insane

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