imbécil
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin imbēcillus, from in- (“no”) + baculum (“walking stick, staff”), in the sense of “weak, vulnerable”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /imˈbeθil/ [ĩmˈbe.θil]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /imˈbesil/ [ĩmˈbe.sil]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθil
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esil
- Syllabification: im‧bé‧cil
Adjective[edit]
imbécil m or f (masculine and feminine plural imbéciles)
Noun[edit]
imbécil m or f by sense (plural imbéciles)
- (offensive) imbecile, moron, dimwit, nitwit, sucker, dolt, shithead, nincompoop
- (offensive) asshole, prick, jerk, dickhead, twit, twerp, schmuck
Usage notes[edit]
- Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts have a different degree, zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing its intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive sense.
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Further reading[edit]
- “imbécil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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