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Noun: imbecility  ,im-bi'si-li-tee
  1. Retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
    "The outdated term 'imbecility' is no longer used in modern psychology"
     
  2. A stupid mistake
    "His imbecility at the formal dinner embarrassed everyone";
    - stupidity, bêtise, folly, foolishness

Derived forms: imbecilities

Type of: backwardness [archaic], error, fault, mental retardation [archaic], mistake, retardation [archaic], slowness, subnormality [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Imbecility