imbécile

See also: imbecile

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imbēcillus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.be.sil/
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Adjective

imbécile (plural imbéciles)

stupid, foolish, acting like an imbecile

Derived terms

imbécilité (post-1990 spelling)
imbécillité

Descendants

→ German: imbezil
- → Polish: imbecyl
→ Turkish: embesil

Noun

imbécile m or f (plural imbéciles)

imbecile
Me prenez-vous pour un imbécile ?
Do you take me for an idiot?
- 1985, “On est tous des imbéciles”, performed by Mylène Farmer:
  On est tous des imbéciles / On est bien très bien débile
  We're all idiots / We are really, really, stupid

Further reading

“imbécile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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