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View usage for: imbecility in American English (ˌɪmbəˈsɪləti) nounWord forms: plural ˌimbeˈcilities1. the state of being an imbecile 2. behavior like that of an imbecile; great foolishness or stupidity 3. an imbecile act or remark Word origin Fr imbécillité < L imbecillitasExamples of 'imbecility' in a sentenceimbecility The coach's incursion made way for other drivers, swift to take advantage of this piece of professional imbecility.Phoebe pictured Maeve, sitting in regal splendor amid her pillows and her billet-doux, opining on the imbecility of love.Marcel went into his peroration, a rant about the imbecility of objective, reductionist explanations of human consciousness. Synonyms of 'imbecility'stupidity, foolishness, idiocy, childishness More Synonyms of imbecility Synonyms childishness incompetency cretinism fatuity asininity Opposites sense , intelligence , wisdom , comprehension , soundness , reasonableness , perspicacity , sagacity Additional synonymsSynonyms stupidity, foolishness (informal), silliness, idiocy, inanity, daftness (British), imbecility, senselessness, fatuity, goofiness, oafishness, brainlessness, gormlessness (British, informal), doltishness, moronism, fatuousness, cloddishness, moronity, thick-wittedness, half-wittedness, thickheadedness the foolishness of dangerously squabbling politicians Synonyms stupidity, irresponsibility, recklessness, idiocy, weakness, absurdity, indiscretion, silliness, inanity, imprudence, rashness, foolhardiness, folly, bêtise (rare) Definition utter stupidity the idiocy of subsidies for activities which damage the environment Synonyms foolishness, insanity, lunacy, tomfoolery, inanity, imbecility, senselessness, fatuity, abject stupidity, asininity, fatuousness Nearby words ofimbecility - imagine
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