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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

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

It was so simple, I felt like an imbecile for not seeing it sooner.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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