imbecile

imbecile is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective, noun, and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.
2. noun. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
3. transitive verb. To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage.
4. noun. a person of subnormal intelligence

   Synonyms: changeling, cretin, idiot, moron, retard

5. adjective. having a mental age of three to seven years

   Synonyms: idiotic, imbecilic

Synonyms

changeling, cretin, idiot, moron, retard, idiotic, imbecilic

Common word forms

imbeciles, imbecilely

Words from these letters

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