Dictionary Entry
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
- 1adjective
Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.
- 2noun
One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
- 3transitive verb
To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage.
- 4noun
a person of subnormal intelligence
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- 5adjective
having a mental age of three to seven years
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