Noun: imbecility ,im-bi'si-li-tee
- Retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
"The outdated term 'imbecility' is no longer used in modern psychology"
- 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