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imbecile(dictionary)
imbecile(dictionary)

imbecile (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: imbecile, from imbecile 'weak, weak-minded', from Latin imbecillus, probably from baculum 'stick (for support)']
someone who is very stupid or behaves very stupidly
-synonym idiot idiot
::He looked at me as if I was a total imbecile.
-- imbecilic /7ImbZ5sIlIk/ adj
-- imbecility /7ImbZ5sIlZti/ n [U and C]