Imbecilic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a mental age of three to seven years

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmbɪsˈɪlɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmbɪsˈɪlɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmbɪsˈɪlɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmbɪsˈɪlɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

imbecile idiotic

Word Forms

imbecility	noun	retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
imbecile	noun	a person of subnormal intelligence
idiot	noun	a person of subnormal intelligence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwachsinnig

mit einem geistigen Alter von drei bis sieben Jahren

🇫🇷French

imbécile

avoir un âge mental de trois à sept ans

🇪🇸Spanish

imbécil

tener una edad mental de tres a siete años

🇮🇹Italian

imbecille

avere un’età mentale compresa tra tre e sette anni

🇳🇱Dutch

imbeciel

met een mentale leeftijd van drie tot zeven jaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

imbecil

ter uma idade mental de três a sete anos

🇷🇺Russian

слабоумный

умственный возраст от трех до семи лет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख

तीन से सात वर्ष की मानसिक आयु होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ইমবেসিলিক

মানসিক বয়স তিন থেকে সাত বছর

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கமற்ற

மூன்று முதல் ஏழு வயது வரையிலான மன வயது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంబద్ధమైన

మూడు నుండి ఏడు సంవత్సరాల మానసిక వయస్సు కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

इम्बेसिलिक

तीन ते सात वर्षांचे मानसिक वय

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

ત્રણ થી સાત વર્ષની માનસિક ઉંમર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ

ಮೂರರಿಂದ ಏಳು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ವಯಸ್ಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇംബെസിലിക്

മൂന്ന് മുതൽ ഏഴ് വയസ്സ് വരെയുള്ള മാനസിക പ്രായം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਮਬੇਸੀਲਿਕ

ਤਿੰਨ ਤੋਂ ਸੱਤ ਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਉਮਰ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

عیب دار

تین سے سات سال کی ذہنی عمر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

低能儿的

心理年龄为三到七岁

🇯🇵Japanese

愚かな

精神年齢が3歳から7歳である

🇰🇷Korean

멍청한

정신 연령이 3~7세인 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngu xuẩn

có tuổi tâm thần từ ba đến bảy tuổi

🇹🇭Thai

โง่เขลา

มีอายุจิตตั้งแต่สามถึงเจ็ดปี

🇮🇩Indonesian

bodoh

memiliki usia mental tiga sampai tujuh tahun

🇲🇾Malay

bodoh

mempunyai umur mental tiga hingga tujuh tahun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معتوه

أن يكون عمره العقلي من ثلاث إلى سبع سنوات

🇮🇷Persian

مبهم

داشتن سن ذهنی سه تا هفت سال

🇹🇷Turkish

aptal

zihinsel yaşı üç ila yedi yıl arasında olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

אימבצילית

בעל גיל נפשי של שלוש עד שבע שנים

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