Imbecile (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!
  2. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person of the second order in a former and discarded classification of intellectual disability, above the level of idiocy, having a mental age of seven or eight years and an intelligence quotient of 25 to 50.
adjective
  1. stupid; silly; absurd.
  2. showing mental feebleness or incapacity.
  3. weak or feeble.
noun (ˈɪmbɪˌsiːl, -ˌsaɪl)
  1. a person of very low intelligence (IQ of 25 to 50), usually capable only of guarding himself against danger and of performing simple mechanical tasks under supervision
  2. an extremely stupid person; dolt
adjective Also: imbecilic (ˌɪmbɪˈsɪlɪk)
  1. of or like an imbecile; mentally deficient; feeble-minded
  2. stupid or senseless
Imbecile (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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