imbecility
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.
- (countable, uncountable) Something imbecilic; a stupid action, behaviour, etc.
Synonyms
weak-headedness
betise
mental deficiency
deficiency of intellect
mental weakness
weak point
low intelligence
anoesia
Translations
imbecilidad
imbecillità
imbécillité
imbecil·litat
Geistesschwäche
βλακεία
imbecilidade Schwachsinnigkeit ηλιθιότητα SchwächlichkeitEtymology
From Middle English inbecillite, from Middle French imbecilité, imbecillité, and its etymon Classical Latin imbēcillitās. By surface analysis, imbecile + -ity.
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