[ˈɪmbɪsiːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a stupid person
(e.g: these people are outright imbeciles)

- a person having very low intelligence or an intellectual disability


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘physically weak’): via French from Latin imbecillus, literally ‘without a supporting staff’, from in- (expressing negation) + baculum ‘stick, staff’. The current sense dates from the early 19th century

[ˈɪmbɪsiːl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- stupid; idiotic
(e.g: try not to make imbecile remarks)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘physically weak’): via French from Latin imbecillus, literally ‘without a supporting staff’, from in- (expressing negation) + baculum ‘stick, staff’. The current sense dates from the early 19th century