деби́л — meaning in English

English meaning

• fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
• jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
• moron noun An insult for a stupid or foolish person.
• nit noun The tiny egg of a louse, or the young louse itself, often found stuck to hair.

Senses

деби́л is used for these senses in English:

• fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
• jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
• moron (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
• nit (UK, slang) A fool, a nitwit.

fool — full definition

1. noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
2. noun Historically, a jester employed to entertain a royal court.
3. verb To trick or deceive someone.
4. noun A British dessert made of pureed fruit folded into cream or custard.

jerk — full definition

1. verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
2. verb To pull or tug something quickly and sharply.
3. noun An unpleasant or inconsiderate person.
4. noun A Jamaican style of seasoning and slow-cooking meat over spiced coals, or the meat prepared this way.

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