imbecility
noun
an instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability.
imbecilities
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pluralof imbecility.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s about the soul-draining imbecilities of office life at an organization that resembles the United Nations.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2020
New York Tribune: "Mr. Leacock has never deviated . . . from his attitude as the unimpassioned protestant against the countless shams and imbecilities in which our common life is drenched."
From Time Magazine Archive
And by the time they have finished reading of all the stupidities, confusions and downright imbecilities that humanity tolerates, the moon is likely to seem just as far away as ever.
From Time Magazine Archive
From stump to stump across the land, he would blast the imbecilities of the age.
From Time Magazine Archive
And this merit is so commanding, that, despite faults and imbecilities, it renders the book almost unique in excellence.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 by Various
