Associations to the word «Imbecile»

Wiktionary

IMBECILE, noun. (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.
IMBECILE, noun. (pejorative) A fool, an idiot.
IMBECILE, adjective. (dated) Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.

Dictionary definition

IMBECILE, noun. A person of subnormal intelligence.
IMBECILE, adjective. Having a mental age of three to seven years.

Wise words

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