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Imbecility vs Failing - What's the difference?

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Imbecility is a related term of failing.


As nouns the difference between imbecility and failing

is that imbecility is the quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind while failing is weakness; defect.

As a verb failing is

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As a preposition failing is

if the preferred or prior option is not possible.

imbecility

English

Noun

  • The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.
  • Something imbecilic; a stupid action, behaviour, etc.
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    failing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • weakness; defect
    • His worst failing is his temper.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • if the preferred or prior option is not possible
    • A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.