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imbecile
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adjective (a)

  • Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a person of subnormal intelligence(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, moron, retard
    source: wordnet30
  • One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • having a mental age of three to seven years(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    idiotic, imbecilic
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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