"imbecility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: imbecilities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} imbecility (countable and uncountable, plural imbecilities)
  1. The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (quality of imbecile, stupid behaviour): слабоумие (slaboumie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), малоумие (maloumie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), imbecil·litat [feminine] (Catalan), imbécilité [feminine] (French), ηλιθιότητα (ilithiótita) [feminine] (Greek), βλακεία (vlakeía) [feminine] (Greek), imbecillità [feminine] (Italian), imbecillitas (Latin), meecheeall [feminine] (Manx), meecheeallid [masculine] (Manx), ommidjys [masculine] (Manx), anlheil [masculine] (Manx), anlheiltys [masculine] (Manx), jei-hushtaght [feminine] (Manx), imbecillitat [feminine] (Occitan), слабоу́мие (slaboúmije) [neuter] (Russian), дебили́зм (debilízm) [masculine] (Russian), имбеци́льность (imbecílʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), imbecilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-imbecility-en-noun-KTqcu-Ia Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'quality of imbecile, stupid behaviour': 91 9
  2. Something imbecilic; a stupid action, behaviour, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-imbecility-en-noun-YNjRlqnq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45

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