imbecile 音标拼音: ['ɪmbəsəl] ['ɪmbəsɑɪl]
a . 低能的,愚钝的,虚弱的
n . 低能者,痴呆,愚蠢者
低能的,愚钝的,虚弱的低能者,痴呆,愚蠢者
imbecile adj 1 :
having a mental age of three to seven years [
synonym :
{
imbecile }, {
imbecilic }, {
idiotic }]
n 1 :
a person of subnormal intelligence [
synonym : {
idiot },
{
imbecile }, {
cretin }, {
moron }, {
changeling }, {
half -
wit },
{
retard }]
Imbecile \
Im "
be *
cile \,
n .
1 .
One destitute of strength ;
esp .,
one of feeble mind ; --
sometimes used as a pejorative term .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Psychology )
A person with a degree of mental retardation between that of an idiot and a moron ;
in a former classification of mentally retarded person ,
it applied to a person with an adult mental age of from four to eith years ,
and an I .
Q .
of from 26 to 50 .
[
PJC ]
Imbecile \
Im "
be *
cile \,
v .
t .
To weaken ;
to make imbecile ;
as ,
to imbecile men '
s courage .
[
Obs .] --
Jer .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
160 Moby Thesaurus words for "
imbecile ":
ament ,
amputee ,
anemic ,
apish ,
arrested ,
asinine ,
ass ,
asthenic ,
babbling ,
backward ,
batty ,
befooled ,
beguiled ,
besotted ,
blithering ,
bloodless ,
born fool ,
brainless ,
buffoonish ,
burbling ,
chicken ,
clot ,
cockeyed ,
congenital idiot ,
cowardly ,
crackbrained ,
cracked ,
crazy ,
credulous ,
cretin ,
cretinistic ,
cretinous ,
cripple ,
daffy ,
daft ,
dazed ,
debilitated ,
defective ,
deformity ,
dim -
witted ,
dithering ,
dizzy ,
donkey ,
doting ,
driveling ,
drooling ,
drooping ,
droopy ,
dull ,
dumb ,
effete ,
etiolated ,
faint ,
faintish ,
fatuitous ,
fatuous ,
feeble ,
feebleminded ,
flabby ,
flaccid ,
flaky ,
floppy ,
fond ,
fool ,
foolheaded ,
foolish ,
fuddled ,
futile ,
gaga ,
golem ,
gone ,
goofy ,
gulled ,
gutless ,
half -
baked ,
half -
wit ,
half -
witted ,
handicapped person ,
idiot ,
idiotic ,
imbecilic ,
impotent ,
inane ,
incapable ,
inept ,
infatuated ,
insane ,
jackass ,
jerk ,
juggins ,
kooky ,
languid ,
languorous ,
limber ,
limp ,
listless ,
loony ,
lustless ,
mad ,
marrowless ,
maudlin ,
maundering ,
mentally defective ,
mentally deficient ,
mentally handicapped ,
mentally retarded ,
mongoloid ,
mongoloid idiot ,
moron ,
moronic ,
natural ,
natural idiot ,
natural -
born fool ,
nerveless ,
nincompoop ,
ninny ,
not all there ,
nutty ,
paralytic ,
paraplegic ,
pithless ,
pooped ,
powerless ,
quadriplegic ,
retarded ,
rubbery ,
sapless ,
sappy ,
screwy ,
senseless ,
sentimental ,
silly ,
simp ,
simple ,
simpleminded ,
simpleton ,
simpletonian ,
sinewless ,
slack ,
slobbering ,
slow ,
slow -
witted ,
soft ,
spineless ,
strengthless ,
stupid ,
subnormal ,
the crippled ,
the handicapped ,
thoughtless ,
tomfool ,
unhardened ,
unnerved ,
unstrung ,
wacky ,
weak ,
weakly ,
wet ,
witless ,
zany
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IMBECILE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of IMBECILE is a foolish or stupid person How to use imbecile in a sentence Usage of Imbecile: Usage Guide
IMBECILE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com IMBECILE definition: a dunce; blockhead; dolt See examples of imbecile used in a sentence
Imbecile - Wikipedia The term imbecile was once used by psychiatrists to denote a category of people with moderate to severe intellectual disability, as well as a type of criminal [1][2] The word arises from the Latin word imbecillus, meaning weak, or weak-minded [3]
Imbecile - definition of imbecile by The Free Dictionary Define imbecile imbecile synonyms, imbecile pronunciation, imbecile translation, English dictionary definition of imbecile n 1 A person who is considered foolish or stupid 2 A person with moderate to severe intellectual disability having a mental age of from three to seven
IMBECILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary ˈɪm·bə·səl, -ˌsɪl Add to word list a stupid person (Definition of imbecile from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
imbecile, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word imbecile, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
IMBECILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you call someone an imbecile, you are showing that you think they are stupid or have done something stupid
imbecile adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of imbecile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
imbecile - Wiktionary, the free dictionary imbecile (comparative more imbecile, superlative most imbecile) (dated) Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak
imbecile - WordReference. com Dictionary of English imbecile n ˈɪmbɪˌsiːl -ˌsaɪl 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