Dunderhead vs Imbecile - What's the difference?
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(obsolete) A person with limited (l) (l) who can perform (l) and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child.
(pejorative) A .
(dated) Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.
Dunderhead is a related term of imbecile.
As nouns the difference between dunderhead and imbecile
is that dunderhead is a stupid person; a dunce while imbecile is (obsolete) a person with limited (l) (l) who can perform (l) and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child.As an adjective imbecile is
(dated) destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.imbecile
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Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* In modern times, “imbecile” is often used in (l) (l).Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* imbecilic (adjective) * imbecility (noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- hospitals for the imbecile and insane