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imbecility    
n. 低能,愚钝,愚蠢的言行

低能,愚钝,愚蠢的言行

imbecility
n 1: retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as
an idiot
2: a stupid mistake [synonym: {stupidity}, {betise}, {folly},
{foolishness}, {imbecility}]

Imbecility \Im`be*cil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Imbecilities}. [L.
imbecillitas: cf. F. imb['e]cillit['e].]
The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, esp. of
mind.
[1913 Webster]

Cruelty . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature,
but also a meanness of courage and imbecility of mind.
--Sir W.
Temple.
[1913 Webster]

Note: This term is used specifically to denote natural
weakness of the mental faculties, affecting one's power
to act reasonably or intelligently.

Syn: Debility; infirmity; weakness; feebleness; impotence.
See {Debility}.
[1913 Webster]

88 Moby Thesaurus words for "imbecility":
amentia, arrested development, asininity, backwardness, battiness,
blithering idiocy, brainlessness, buffoonery, clownishness,
crackpottedness, crankiness, craziness, cretinism, daffiness,
desipience, disability, disablement, disqualification,
eccentricity, fatuity, fatuousness, folly, foolery, foolheadedness,
foolishness, frivolity, frivolousness, giddiness, goofiness,
half-wittedness, idiocy, idiotism, inability, inadequacy, inanity,
incapability, incapacitation, incapacity, incompetence,
incompetency, inefficiency, ineptitude, infancy, infantilism,
inferiority, insanity, insufficiency, legal incapacity, lunacy,
madness, mental defectiveness, mental deficiency, mental handicap,
mental retardation, mindlessness, minority, mongolianism,
mongolism, mongoloid idiocy, moronism, moronity, niaiserie,
nugacity, nuttiness, profound idiocy, queerness, retardation,
retardment, sappiness, screwiness, senselessness, silliness,
simple-wittedness, simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity,
stupidity, subnormality, thoughtlessness, triflingness, triviality,
unfitness, wackiness, wardship, weirdness, witlessness, zaniness,
zanyism

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.


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  • IMBECILITY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of IMBECILITY is the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness; also : futility How to use imbecility in a sentence Usage of Imbecility: Usage Guide
  • IMBECILITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    Injury from radiation was treated at the time with a casualness that approaches imbecility He claims that economic expansion should be seen as the normal state of affairs and downturn as extraordinary imbecility He is sweet-natured but dim to the point of imbecility
  • IMBECILITY Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
    Imbecility definition: an instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability See examples of IMBECILITY used in a sentence
  • What does imbecility mean? - Definitions. net
    Imbecility is a state or condition characterized by extreme mental weakness or lack of intelligence and understanding, often leading to incompetence in thought processes and decision-making It is often used insultingly or disparagingly to refer to someone's lack of mental capability or poor judgement How to pronounce imbecility?
  • imbecility, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
    What does the noun imbecility mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun imbecility, three of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the noun imbecility?
  • IMBECILITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    IMBECILITY definition: the state of being an imbecile | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
  • Imbecility - definition of imbecility by The Free Dictionary
    Define imbecility imbecility synonyms, imbecility pronunciation, imbecility translation, English dictionary definition of imbecility 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 American
  • imbecility noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of imbecility noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable, countable] a rude way to refer to the fact of being very stupid or to an idea, remark, etc that you consider very stupid synonym idiocy Want to learn more?
  • imbecility - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    imbecility (countable and uncountable, plural imbecilities) The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind
  • Imbecility Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Behavior like that of an imbecile; great foolishness or stupidity An imbecile act or remark It was saved by the imbecility and disunion of the hostile powers He was a pious young man, simple to the Cbaracter verge of imbecility; a little later he developed actual henry vi





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