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imbecile

im·be·cile

UK/ɪmbəˈsiːl/ US/ˈɪmbəsɪl/ fairly common
noun (1) adjective (1)

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adjective

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having a mental age of three to seven years

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French imbécile, from Latin imbēcillus (“weak, feeble”), literally “without a staff”.

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