Imbecile

  • 31imbecile — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dolt, bungler, idiot; see fool 1 , moron . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. idiot, moron, *retard, cretin, *pin head, simpleton, dimwit, fool, dolt, *mental midget, *dummy, *chowderhead, dope, blockhead, ignoramus. ANT.:… …

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  • 32imbecile — im|be|cile [ ımbəsl, ımbə,saıl ] noun count 1. ) an insulting word for someone who behaves in a very stupid way: IDIOT 2. ) OLD FASHIONED an offensive word for someone who has a mental DISABILITY ╾ im|be|cil|ic [ ,ımbə sılık ] adjective ╾… …

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  • 33imbecile — im·be·cile || ɪmbɪsÉ™l / sɪːl n. mentally handicapped person (Psychology); dummy, dunce, dolt, fool adj. mentally handicapped (Psychology); dumb, foolish, silly, ridiculous …

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  • 34imbecile — [ ɪmbɪsi:l] noun informal a stupid person. adjective stupid; idiotic. Derivatives imbecilic adjective imbecility noun (plural imbecilities). Origin C16 (as adjective in the sense physically weak ): via Fr. from L. imbecillus, lit. without a su …

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  • 35imbecile — noun See fool 1. 1) …

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  • 36imbecile — n 1. retardate, incompetent, mental defective; half wit, simpleton, moron, dullard, Inf. mental midget, Sl. dingbat. adj 2. feeble minded, half witted, simple, witless, defective, deficient, mindless, vacant; dull, slow, muddleheaded. 3. silly,… …

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  • 37imbecile — im·be·cile …

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  • 38imbecile — [ˈɪmbəˌsiːl] noun [C] an insulting word for someone who behaves in a very stupid way Syn: idiot …

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  • 39imbecile — im•be•cile [[t]ˈɪm bə sɪl, səl[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] ˌsil[/t]] n. 1) off a stupid person; dolt 2) psl a 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… …

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  • 40imbecile —    Īhepa, hepa …

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