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Definition of: imbecility
(im′bə·sil′ə·tē) noun plural ·ties
1. The condition or quality of being imbecile or impotent; feebleness, especially of the mind.
2. Psychiatry The next to the lowest grade of mental capacity and intelligence. See IDIOCY.
3. Any expression of character or opinion that indicates mental feebleness.
4. Incompetency; inability.
5. Absurdity; folly; silliness. [<MF imbécillité <L imbecillitas feebleness]
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