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imbecility
noun
im·be·cil·i·ty ˌim-bə-ˈsi-lə-tē 
plural imbecilities
Colleen McCullough2
dated, now offensive, see usage paragraph below : the condition of being affected with moderate intellectual disability
Usage of Imbecility
The terms idiot, imbecile, moron, and their derivatives, such as imbecility, were formerly used as technical descriptors in medical, educational, and regulatory contexts. These uses were broadly rejected by the close of the 20th century and are now considered offensive.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
was arrested for the sheer imbecility of speeding down a dark road with no headlights on we were stunned by the imbecility of the ideas presented by this once-respected biologist
Word History
Etymology
Middle English imbecillite "weakness of a body part, infirmity," borrowed from Middle French and Latin; Middle French imbecillité "weakness, feebleness, intellectual deficiency," borrowed from Latin imbēcillitāt-, imbēcillitās "physical or intellectual weakness," from imbēcillus "physically weak, feeble" + -itāt-, -itās -ity — more at imbecile entry 2
First Known Use
1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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