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[ˈɪmbɪsiːl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a stupid person
(e.g: these people are outright imbeciles)
- a person having very low intelligence or an intellectual disability
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Origin
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mid 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘physically weak’): via French from Latin imbecillus, literally ‘without a supporting staff’, from in- (expressing negation) + baculum ‘stick, staff’. The current sense dates from the early 19th century
[ˈɪmbɪsiːl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- stupid; idiotic
(e.g: try not to make imbecile remarks)
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Origin
:
mid 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘physically weak’): via French from Latin imbecillus, literally ‘without a supporting staff’, from in- (expressing negation) + baculum ‘stick, staff’. The current sense dates from the early 19th century
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