imbecil

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imbecil

/im.beˈt͡ʃil/

Rhymes with -il

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French imbécile, a learned borrowing from Latin imbēcillus.

adjective imbecilă · imbecili · imbecile · imbecil

masculine, neuter feeble-minded

In English

douchebag slang: jerk, idiot
imbecile person with limited mental capacity

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MLA

"imbecil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/imbecil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

imbecil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/imbecil

Chicago

"imbecil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/imbecil.

BibTeX

@misc{imbecil_2026,
  title = {imbecil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/imbecil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}