débile

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.bil/
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Adjective

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débile (plural débiles)

  1. (obsolete) weak
  2. (informal) dumb, stupid, retarded
    Synonyms: con, stupide, idiot
    Antonym: intelligent

Derived terms

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Noun

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débile m or f (plural débiles)

  1. (informal) retard
    Synonyms: débile mental, imbécile, attardé, abruti

Descendants

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  • Russian: деби́л (debíl)
    • Armenian: դեբիլ (debil)
    • Estonian: debiil
    • Georgian: დებილი (debili)
  • Turkish: debil

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