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Imbecility vs Insanity - What's the difference?

imbecility | insanity |

As nouns the difference between imbecility and insanity

is that imbecility is the quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind while insanity is the state of being insane; madness.

imbecility

English

Noun

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

    English

    (wikipedia insanity)

    Noun

  • The state of being insane; madness.

    • Antonyms

    * sanity

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    * insane