imbécil

Definitions of imbécil
  1. noun
    a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
    synonyms: berzotas, bobelas, bobo, cipote, estúpido, julandrón, julay, mameluco, monicaco, panoli, pavo, primo, pringado, tonto
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    incauto, inocentón, primo, víctima
    a person who is tricked or swindled
  2. noun
    an ignorant or foolish person
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    crédulo, ingenuo, inocente, simple
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  3. noun
    a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
    synonyms: alcornoque, animal, bobo, bolo, bolonio, burro, camueso, ceporro, cernícalo, cipote, leño, madero, melón, mendrugo, rocín, subnormal, tarugo, tonto, tronco, zoquete
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    calabaza, camueso, ciruelo, estúpido, gaznápiro, jumento, mastuerzo, mendrugo, peruétano, tonto
    a person who is not very bright
  4. noun
    a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
    synonyms: asno, burro, pifia, plancha, zoquete
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    type of:
    bobo, chancleta, savia
    a person who lacks good judgment
  5. noun
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    synonyms: adoquín, alcornoque, animal, asno, babieca, badulaque, bambarria, batusino, berengo, berza, berzotas, bestia, besugo, bobelas, bobo, bolo, borde, borrego, botarate, bruto, burro, cebollino, chorra, ciruelo, cretino, estafermo, estúpido, forrapelotas, ganso, gilí, guajolote, guanajo, huevo, huevón, idiota, macho, majadero, mamarracho, mameluco, mamerto, mamón, mastuerzo, melón, memo, mentecato, muermo, necio, oligofrénico, pandero, panoli, pavipollo, pavo, percebe, piernas, pollino, porro, pringado, pánfilo, retrasado, sinsustancia, soplagaitas, tarado, tiparraco, tipejo, tontaina, tonto, zambeque, zopenco, zulú, zángano
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    type of:
    crédulo, ingenuo, inocente, simple
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  6. noun
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
    synonyms: crédulo, ingenuo, inocente, simple
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    alcornoque, atún, bobales, bobalicón, bodoque, borrico, cateto, cebollino, ceporro, cernícalo, ganso, gaznápiro, lechuzo, lila, majadero, mentecato, percebe, tarado, tontaina, tontorrón, vaina, zopenco, zote
    a stupid incompetent person
    bobo, chancleta, savia
    a person who lacks good judgment
    adoquín, alcornoque, animal, asno, babieca, badulaque, bambarria, batusino, berengo, berza, berzotas, bestia, besugo, bobelas, bobo, bolo, borde, borrego, botarate, bruto, burro, cebollino, chorra, ciruelo, cretino, estafermo, estúpido, forrapelotas, ganso, gilí, guajolote, guanajo, huevo, huevón, idiota, macho, majadero, mamarracho, mameluco, mamerto, mamón, mastuerzo, melón, memo, mentecato, muermo, necio, oligofrénico, pandero, panoli, pavipollo, pavo, percebe, piernas, pollino, porro, pringado, pánfilo, retrasado, sinsustancia, soplagaitas, tarado, tiparraco, tipejo, tontaina, tonto, zambeque, zopenco, zulú, zángano
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    badulaque, bobo, fantoche, memo, mentecato, popa, tonto, zoquete
    a stupid foolish person
    alocado, cabeza de chorlito, cascabelero, casquivano, danzante, desmemoriado, despistado, saltarín, tolondro, tolondrón
    a flighty and disorganized person
    calabaza, camueso, ciruelo, estúpido, gaznápiro, jumento, mastuerzo, mendrugo, peruétano, tonto
    a person who is not very bright
    deficiente mental, subnormal
    a person of less than normal intelligence
    berzotas, capullo, ceporro, chabón, estafermo, inflagaitas, lila, merluzo, ninchi, pavipollo, percebe, piernas, soplagaitas, tonto
    someone who is regarded as contemptible
    bufón, histrión, payaso
    a rude or vulgar fool
    alcornoque, animal, bobo, bolo, bolonio, burro, camueso, ceporro, cernícalo, cipote, leño, madero, melón, mendrugo, rocín, subnormal, tarugo, tonto, tronco, zoquete
    a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
    gilipollas
    a stupid despised man
    asno, burro, pifia, plancha, zoquete
    a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
    type of:
    alma, humano, individuo, mortal, persona, ser humano
    a human being
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