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imbecility

From LSJ

Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μῶρος, κἄν τι μὴ γελοῖον ᾖ → Mens stulta ridet, quando ridendum est nihil → Es lacht der Tor, auch wenn es nichts zu lachen gibt

Menander, Monostichoi, 108

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substantive

P. and V. ἀφροσύνη, ἡ, ἄνοια, ἡ; see folly, madness.