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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an imbecile" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is perceived as lacking intelligence or common sense, often in a derogatory manner.
Example: "After hearing his ridiculous argument, I couldn't help but think he was acting like an imbecile."
Alternatives: "a fool" or "an idiot".
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Douglas Feith is to imbecility what... well there's no need of analogy, Douglas Feith is an imbecile.
"He's an imbecile.
Like an imbecile.
"They thought I was an imbecile".
Contemporary Italian politicians deemed him "an imbecile".
Ralph Nader "A madman, an imbecile and a bum".
Had I been that, I would have been an imbecile.
Mr Noyer has been called a "traitor and an "imbecile".
Hitler would refer to him in retrospect as "an imbecile".
Who but an imbecile could be against reaching for data?
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He is a class A imbecile.
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