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im·be·cile
[im-buh-sil, -suh
l or, especially Brit., -seel] Pronunciation Key
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[im-buh-sil, -suh
l or, especially Brit., -seel] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | Psychology. 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 years and an intelligence quotient of 25 to 50. |
| 2. | a dunce; blockhead; dolt. |
| 3. | mentally feeble. |
| 4. | showing mental feebleness or incapacity. |
| 5. | stupid; silly; absurd. |
| 6. | Archaic. weak or feeble. |
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im·be·cile·ly, adverb
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| im·be·cile
(ĭm'bə-sĭl, -səl) Pronunciation Key
n.
adj. also im·be·cil·ic (ĭm'bə-sĭl'ĭk)
[From obsolete French imbécille, weak, feeble, from Old French, from Latin imbēcillus : in-, not; see in-1 + possibly bacillum, staff, diminutive of baculum, rod; see bak- in Indo-European roots.] im'be·cile·ly adv. |
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| imbecile | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having a mental age of three to seven years |
noun | |
| 1. | a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
im'be·cil'i·ty (-sĭl'ĭ·tē) n.
imbecile im·be·cile (ĭm'bə-sĭl, -səl)
n.
A person of moderate to severe mental retardation having a mental age of from three to seven years and generally being capable of some degree of communication and performance of simple tasks under supervision. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
im'be·cil'i·ty (-sĭl'ĭ·tē) n.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: im·be·cile
Pronunciation: 'im-b&-sil, -"sIl
Function: noun
: a mentally retarded or deficient person; especially : a severely mentally retarded person —used esp. formerly; —see also IDIOT
Main Entry: im·be·cile
Pronunciation: 'im-b&-sil, -"sIl
Function: noun
: a mentally retarded or deficient person; especially : a severely mentally retarded person —used esp. formerly; —see also IDIOT
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Imbecile
Im"be*cile\, a. [L. imbecillis, and imbecillus; of unknown origin: cf. F. imb['e]cile.] Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane. Syn: Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Imbecile
Im"be*cile\, n. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
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Imbecile
Im"be*cile\, v. t. To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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