imbecility
Example Sentences
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When Constanze reaches her breaking point, Mozart’s imbecility is exposed as fragility.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Artistic expression and intellectual inquiry are replaced by a new dark age, the triumph of tawdry spectacle and the celebration of crowd-pleasing imbecility.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2022
He mortified them with tales of imbecility and treason.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2018
“If the motivation is immaturity and teenage imbecility, there ought to be alternatives available in all 50 states.”
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2015
In his life, Donald wrapped himself in a kind of quiet that, depending on the observer, signaled imbecility or a reservoir of mystery.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
