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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

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

Recalling that she appeared on the first season, Manigault Newman reflects: “I would look like the biggest imbecile alive for supporting a man who used that word.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2018

He shook his head, grinning like an imbecile.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff




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