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imbecile
UK
/ˈɪmbəsɪl/
US
/ˈɪmbəˌsɪl/
Translations
imbeciles
pl
UK
/ˈɪm.bə.siːl/
US
/ˈɪm.bə.sɪl/
He felt like an imbecile after forgetting his own phone number during the interview.
Il s’est senti imbécile après avoir oublié son propre numéro de téléphone pendant l’entretien.
Additional translations
more imbecile
Comp.
most imbecile
Super.
UK
/ˈɪmbəsɪl/
US
/ˈɪmbəˌsɪl/
His imbecile behavior at the meeting embarrassed everyone.
Son comportement imbécile pendant la réunion a embarrassé tout le monde.
Additional translations
Definitions
He felt like an imbecile after forgetting his own phone number during the interview.
The term 'imbecile' was once used in medical contexts but is now considered derogatory and inappropriate.
His imbecile behavior at the meeting embarrassed everyone.
Early 20th-century legislation referred to certain patients as "imbecile children," a term now rejected as derogatory.