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All imbecility synonyms

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noun imbecility

  • madness — the state of being mad; insanity.
  • rubbish — worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
  • nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
  • absurdity — the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
  • tommyrot — nonsense; utter foolishness.
  • twaddle — trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.
  • craziness — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
  • lunacy — insanity; mental disorder.
  • bunk — A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
  • indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
  • stupidity — the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.
  • poppycock — nonsense; bosh.
  • inanity — lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
  • claptrap — If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
  • weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
  • insensibility — incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.
  • imprudence — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
  • insanity — the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
  • idiocy — utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.: All this talk of zombies coming to attack us is pure idiocy.
  • tomfoolery — foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness.
  • silliness — weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
  • irrationality — the quality or condition of being irrational.
  • folly — the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
  • impracticality — not practical or useful.
  • senselessness — destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
  • mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
  • irresponsibility — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
  • absurdness — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
  • unwise — not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment: an unwise choice; an unwise man.
  • foolery — foolish action or conduct.
  • ludicrous — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
  • preposterous — completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
  • unreasonableness — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
  • carrying-on — unconventional or questionable behaviour
  • witlessness — lacking wit or intelligence; stupid; foolish.
  • zaniness — ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
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