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Definitions for Imbecile

[1] Informal . a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
[2] Psychology . (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person of the second order in a former and discarded 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.
[3] Informal . stupid; silly; absurd.
[4] Usually Offensive . showing mental feebleness or incapacity.
[5] Archaic . weak or feeble.
[6] psychol 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
[7] informal an extremely stupid person; dolt
[8] of or like an imbecile; mentally deficient; feeble-minded
[9] stupid or senseless an imbecile thing to do

Words related to Imbecile

simple, thick, fool, dummy, dunce, jerk, idiot, pinhead, simpleton, moron, dimwit, dolt, birdbrain, asinine, backward, deranged, dim-witted, dull, fatuous, idiotic

Words nearby Imbecile

imare, imaret, imari ware, imax, imbalance, imbecile, imbecilic, imbecility, imbed, imbedding, imbibe

Origin of Imbecile

1540–50; earlier imbecill < Latin imbēcillus weak; -ile replacing -ill by confusion with suffix -ile

Other words from Imbecile

im·be·cil·ic , adjective
im·be·cile·ly , adverb
im′ be•cil′i•ty (-sĭl′ ĭ•tē ) n.

Word origin for Imbecile

C16: from Latin imbēcillus feeble (physically or mentally)

Synonyms for Imbecile

simple, thick, asinine, backward, deranged, dim-witted, dull, fatuous, feeble-minded, idiotic, imbecilic, inane, ludicrous, moronic, simple-minded, slow, witless