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[ im-buh-sil-i-tee ] / ˌɪm bəˈsɪl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR imbecility ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural im·be·cil·i·ties.an instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability. stupidity; silliness; absurdity. an instance of this. Psychology. (no longer in technical use; considered offensive) the state of being an imbecile. Origin of imbecility1525–35; earlier imbecillity<Latin imbēcillitās.See imbecile, -ity Words nearby imbecilityImari ware, IMAX, imbalance, imbecile, imbecilic, imbecility, imbed, imbibe, imbibition, imbitter, imbizo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for imbecilityCondescension can be irritating in its expression of hysteria and imbecility, but that comes with freedom of speech. Obama Loses His Cool|Stanley Crouch|June 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST Consternation ruled supreme, treason and imbecility were everywhere charged against the authorities. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane For two years more he lingered, sinking slowly into unconsciousness and imbecility. Queen Victoria|Lytton Strachey He moved away reluctantly, and again she almost laughed at his imbecility. The Swindler and Other Stories|Ethel M. Dell
In imbecility the fault is in the will, rather than in the intellect, in the middle and highest grades. Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley At times he was on the border-land of imbecility; his mind looked into a cloudy chaos, a shapeless whirl of nothings. New Grub Street|George Gissing
Words related to imbecilitymadness, rubbish, nonsense, absurdity, tommyrot, twaddle, craziness, lunacy, bunk, indiscretion, stupidity, poppycock, inanity, claptrap, weakness, insensibility, imprudence, insanity, idiocy, tomfoolery |