IMBECILE


Meaning of IMBECILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈim-bə-səl, -ˌsil ]

noun

Etymology: French imbécile, noun, from adjective, weak, weak-minded, from Latin imbecillus

Date: 1802

1. usually offensive : a person affected with moderate mental retardation

2. : fool , idiot

• imbecile or im·be·cil·ic ˌim-bə-ˈsi-lik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.