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imbecile

[im-buh-sil, -suhl, -seel] / ˈɪm bə sɪl, -səl, -ˌsil /




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But I will say you know, the Beatles wrote "Helter Skelter" and it's not their fault that some imbecile used it incorrectly.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2022

“That was the message that the universe was shouting at us loud and clear. And it would’ve taken an imbecile to ignore that market message,” Needham said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2021

"It took me three hours to get to where I am this morning, because the Mayor of London is an imbecile," he says with his usual tact.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2020

One French minister was furious: “Some consider they’re little heroes when they break the rules. Well, no. You’re an imbecile, and especially a threat to yourself.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2020

I must not pour it all out like some imbecile and make him think I ask for pity, Amon forbid it!

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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