imbecile
noun [C] /ˈɪm.bə.siːl/
/-sɪl/ Definition
› a person who behaves in a stupid way: What an imbecile that boy is!Stupid and silly people imbecilic /ˌɪm.bəˈsɪl.ɪk/ adjective (also imbecile) › That was an imbecilic thing to do! She looked at me with an imbecile grin.Stupid and sillyOf unsound mind
(Definition of imbecile noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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