imbeciel

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowing from French imbécile.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪm.bəˈsil/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: im‧be‧ciel
  • Rhymes: -il

Adjective

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imbeciel (comparative imbecieler, superlative imbecielst)

  1. (derogatory) stupid, idiotic
  2. (dated, now offensive) mentally retarded, imbecilic, idiotic (mentally disabled with the mental age of a young child)
    • 1974, Willem Wilmink, Frekie:
      't Was een imbeciele jongen. / Een mongool.
      He was an imbecile boy. / A retard.

Declension

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Declension of imbeciel
uninflected imbeciel
inflected imbeciele
comparative imbecieler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial imbeciel imbecieler het imbecielst
het imbecielste
indefinite m./f. sing. imbeciele imbecielere imbecielste
n. sing. imbeciel imbecieler imbecielste
plural imbeciele imbecielere imbecielste
definite imbeciele imbecielere imbecielste
partitive imbeciels imbecielers

Noun

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imbeciel m (plural imbecielen, diminutive imbecieltje n)

  1. (dated, now offensive) imbecile, idiot, retard (mentally disabled person with the mental age of a young child)
  2. (derogatory) imbecile, idiot, dumbass