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View synonyms for imbecility
imbecility
[ im-buh-sil-i-tee ]
noun
, plural im·be·cil·i·ties.
- an instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability.
- an instance of stupidity, silliness, or absurdity.
- Psychology. (no longer in technical use; considered offensive) an intellectual disability, previously classified in a now obsolete rubric of developmental disorders as having a mental age of seven or eight years and an intelligence quotient of 25 to 50.
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