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imbecility

[ im-buh-sil-i-tee ]
/ ˌɪm bÉ™ĖˆsÉŖl ÉŖ ti /
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noun, plural imĀ·beĀ·cilĀ·iĀ·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.
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Origin of imbecility

1525–35; earlier imbecillity<Latin imbēcillitās.See imbecile, -ity

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