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imbecile artinya

bodoh

UK/ɪmbəˈsiːl//ˈɪmbəsɪl/

imbecile in Indonesian: bodoh, bego, tolol. In English, imbecile means a person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.

Indonesian words for imbecile

fool
bodoh, bego, tolol

English meaning of imbecile

  1. noun A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.
  2. noun A fool, an idiot.
  3. adjective Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.

Full definition of imbecile

imbecile in a sentence

  • hospitals for the imbecile and insane

imbecile in other languages

Questions about imbecile in Indonesian

What is the meaning of imbecile in Indonesian?
Imbecile in Indonesian is bodoh, bego, tolol.
Apa arti imbecile?
Imbecile: bodoh, bego, tolol.
What does imbecile mean in English?
Imbecile means a person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.

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