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imbecile
UK
/ˈɪmbəsɪl/
US
/ˈɪmbəˌsɪl/
Translations
imbeciles
pl
UK
/ˈɪm.bə.siːl/
US
/ˈɪm.bə.sɪl/
The character in the novel was portrayed as an imbecile.
Персонаж в романе был изображен как слабоумный.
He acted like an imbecile during the meeting.
Он вел себя как идиот на встрече.
Additional translations
more imbecile
Comp.
most imbecile
Super.
UK
/ˈɪmbəsɪl/
US
/ˈɪmbəˌsɪl/
His imbecile behavior at the meeting was embarrassing.
Его идиотское поведение на встрече было позорным.
She made an imbecile decision that cost the company a lot of money.
Она приняла глупое решение, которое стоило компании больших денег.
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.