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imbecility

 
American Heritage Dictionary:

im·be·cil·i·ty

(ĭm'bə-sĭl'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
    1. Great stupidity or foolishness.
    2. Something, such as conduct or an act, that is stupid or foolish.
  1. Psychology. The state or condition of being an imbecile; moderate or severe mental retardation.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

A kind of divine inspiration, or sacred fire affecting censorious critics of this dictionary.


A state of mind in which an animal does feeble, weak, absurd things and does not respond to usual environmental stimuli. Usually congenital. See also hydranencephaly, encephalopathy.

 
 

 

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