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Meanings of imbecility in anglès

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A stupid mistake.

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        Usage of imbecility in anglès
        1
        Men are thus nurtured in imbecility, from the dawn of social life.
        Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
        2
        If Nietzsche had not ended in imbecility, Nietzscheism would end in imbecility.
        Orthodoxy
        3
        There is so much imbecility in the air that one gets ferocious.
        The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters
        4
        The imbecility of the King was little capable of repairing this misfortune.
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 / (From Charlem...
        5
        Thus was the pretension of State Rights made the apology for imbecility.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 / A Magaz...
        6
        The imbecility of our government even forbids them to treat with us.
        The Federalist Papers
        7
        For his accomplices various excuses may be urged; ignorance, imbecility, religious bigotry.
        Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
        8
        If it is his mind, it will degenerate into imbecility and madness.
        "Beautiful Thoughts"
        9
        We are informed that imbecility, in itself, is not synonymous with badness.
        The Pivot of Civilization
        10
        Still she was neither mystical nor exaggerated; her mental imbecility denying both.
        The Deerslayer
        11
        He would demonstrate their imbecility and his own greatness by his works.
        Art in England: Notes and Studies
        12
        Sometimes it was through malice, but more often through sheer insentient imbecility.
        Youth and Egolatry
        13
        The same helpless imbecility, which had characterized every movement, again showed itself.
        With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
        14
        For two years more he lingered, sinking slowly into unconsciousness and imbecility.
        Queen Victoria
        15
        He moved away reluctantly, and again she almost laughed at his imbecility.
        The Swindler and Other Stories
        16
        The invaders were outraged by this cruel imbecility, and ventured to protest.
        Last and First Men
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