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imbecility
im·be·cil·i·ty I0043600 (ĭm′bə-sĭl′ĭ-tē)n. pl. im·be·cil·i·ties 1. Great stupidity or foolishness.2. Something, such as an act or suggestion, that is considered stupid or foolish.im•be•cil•i•ty (ˌɪm bəˈsɪl ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. the state of being an imbecile. 2. stupidity; silliness. 3. an instance of this. [1525–35; < Latin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | imbecility - retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiotbackwardness, mental retardation, subnormality, slowness, retardation - lack of normal development of intellectual capacities | | 2. |  imbecility - a stupid mistake betise, folly, stupidity, foolishnesserror, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" |
imbecilitynounFoolish behavior:absurdity, folly, foolery, foolishness, idiocy, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness, senselessness, silliness, tomfoolery, zaniness.Informal: craziness.Translationsimbecile (ˈimbəsiːl) , ((American) -sl) noun1. a stupid person; a fool. 笨蛋 笨人2. a person of very low intelligence who cannot look after himself. 智能低的人 低能者ˌimbeˈcility (-ˈsi-) noun 愚笨，低能 低能imbecility
imbecility: see mental retardationmental retardation,
below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living.
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imbecility [im″bĕ-sil´ĭ-te] old term for intermediate forms of mental retardation, now considered offensive.imbecility An obsolete term for an IQ of 25–54.imbecility (ĭm″bĕ-sĭl′ĭ-tē) Moderate to severe mental retardation. Imbecility
IMBECILITY, med. jur. A weakness of the mind, caused by the absence or obliteration of natural or acquired ideas; or it is described to be an abnormal deficiency either in those faculties which acquaint us with the qualities and ordinary relations of things, or in those which furnish us with the moral motives that regulate our relations and conduct towards our fellow men. It is frequently attended with excessive activity. of one or more of the animal propensities.
2. Imbecility differs from idiocy in this, that the subjects of the former possess some intellectual capacity, though inferior in degree to that possessed by the great mass of mankind; while those of the latter are utterly destitute of reason. Imbecility differs also from stupidity. (q.v.) The former consists in a defect of the mind, which renders it unable to examine the data presented to it by the senses, and therefrom to deduce the correct judgment; that is, a defect of intensity, or reflective power. The latter is occasioned by a want of intensity, or perceptive power.
3. There are various degrees of this disease. It has been attempted to classify the degrees of imbecility, but the careful observer of nature will perhaps be soon satisfied that the shades of difference between one species and another, are almost imperceptible. Ray, Med. Jur. ch. 3; 2 Beck, Med. Jur. 550, 542; 1 Hagg. Ecc. R. 384; 2 Philm. R. 449; 1 Litt. R. 252, 5 John. Ch. R. 161; 1 Litt. R. 101; Des Maladies mentales, considerees dans leurs rapports avec la legislation civille et criminelle, 8; Georget, Discussion medico-legale sur la folie, 140. imbecility
Synonyms for imbecilitynoun foolish behaviorSynonyms- absurdity
- folly
- foolery
- foolishness
- idiocy
- insanity
- lunacy
- madness
- nonsense
- preposterousness
- senselessness
- silliness
- tomfoolery
- zaniness
- craziness
Synonyms for imbecilitynoun retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiotRelated Words- backwardness
- mental retardation
- subnormality
- slowness
- retardation
noun a stupid mistakeSynonyms- betise
- folly
- stupidity
- foolishness
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