NOUN | person | imbecile, idiot, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard | a person of subnormal intelligence |
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ADJECTIVE | all | imbecile, imbecilic, idiotic | having a mental age of three to seven years |
Sounds | ih'mbahsahl; ih'mbahsayl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
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Meaning | Having a mental age of three to seven years. | |
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Synonyms | imbecilic, idiotic | |
Broader | retarded | relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development |
Spanish | imbécil | |
Nouns | imbecility | retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot |
Meaning | A person of subnormal intelligence. | |
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Synonyms | idiot, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard | |
Narrower | mongoloid | A person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) |
Broader | simpleton, simple | A person lacking intelligence or common sense |
Spanish | bobo, corto, cretino, estúpido, idiota, imbécil, memo, necio, retardado, retrasado, tonto | |
Catalan | cretí, curt, gamarús, idiota, imbècil, neci, pallús, retardat, retrassat, tanoca, tòtil | |
Adjectives | imbecilic | having a mental age of three to seven years |
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