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imbecility.

The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.

10 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɪmbəˈsɪləti/
  1. The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.

    uncountable
  2. Something imbecilic; a stupid action, behaviour, etc.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English inbecillite, from Middle French imbecilité, imbecillité, and its etymon Classical Latin imbēcillitās. By surface analysis, imbecile + -ity.

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