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Imbecile vs Mindless - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between imbecile and mindless

is that imbecile is destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak while mindless is showing a lack of forethought or sense.

As a noun imbecile

is a person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks 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.

imbecile

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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 .

    • Usage notes

    * In modern times, “imbecile” is often used in (l) (l).

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * imbecilic (adjective) * imbecility (noun)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (dated) Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.
    • hospitals for the imbecile and insane

    mindless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing a lack of forethought or sense.
  • Having no sensible meaning or purpose.
    • An act of mindless violence.
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  • Heedless.
  • (of a thing done) Overly repetitive and unchallenging.
  • Lacking a mind.
    • Atheism alleges that mindless scientific forces control the universe.

    Antonyms

    * mindful

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