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Imbecility vs Irrationality - What's the difference?

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Imbecility is a related term of irrationality.


As nouns the difference between imbecility and irrationality

is that imbecility is the quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind while irrationality is the quality or state of being irrational; want of the faculty or the quality of reason; fatuity.

imbecility

English

Noun

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

    English

    Noun

    (irrationalities)
  • The quality or state of being irrational; want of the faculty or the quality of reason; fatuity.
  • Something which is irrational or brought forth by irrational action, judgement, idea or thought.

    • Synonyms

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    Antonyms

    * rationality

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