idiocy
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈɪdiəsi/
- Offensive
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idiotez
- He couldn't understand the idiocy of their plan to invest in failing businesses.
- public idiocy
- divine idiocy
I've had it with the idiocy of a percentage of the American public.
- I've had it with the idiocy of a percentage of the American public.
- We've seen whatever duplicitous, purposeful neglect, just idiocy play out in front of us.
- Facebook is a goddamn cesspool of idiocy.
- It's so painful to listen to this idiocy.
- We inflated it at the end of the show for no reason, just pure idiocy.
- But the one thing I'm really conscious of is those of us like you and I, who made it our business to oppose woke idiocy.
- That's complete idiocy to tell a mammal stop eating before your before your body tells you to stop eating.
- When forgiveness or idiocy like Let Bygones be Bygones comes up, there is a danger of therapy becoming a place of enabling.
Examples
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The idiocy of their laws shall not stop me.
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You represent the idiocy of today.
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Like, I had this professor who used to go on and on... about the idiocy of video games.
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Bad stuff comes when you open the door to idiocy, and this most definitely is idiocy.
Blog text (2) -
She's showing signs of idiocy, which is a bigger problem.
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I've had it with the idiocy of a percentage of the American public.
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"I shared his views on the idiocy of criminalizing cannabis."
Fiction book (1996) -
I can't let these kids suffer because of someone else's idiocy.
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Republicans desperate for a story create one of idiocy; Romney gets nailed in a lie.
Blog text (5) -
I don't think it's idiocy to talk about fidelity and monogamy...
Synonyms
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2.7
A lack of good sense or careful thought that causes bad choices
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7.3
A foolish action or a lack of good sense that causes trouble
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3.4
A foolish action that shows poor judgment
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7.5
Extremely foolish behavior that shows very poor judgment
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9.5
A state of being very silly and without any real meaning
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6.2
A state of not understanding things quickly
The state of being very foolish in a stubborn way
A lack of cleverness or quick thinking
A quality of being slow to understand and making simple mistakes
Low mental ability to think clearly or learn
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
An inherited disease where fat builds up in the brain and causes early death in children
- Offensive
A rare childhood disease passed from parents that causes gradual blindness, loss of thinking ability, and early death
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Etymology
Idiocy comes from the Greek root idios, which meant 'own' or 'private', and from this came the word idiot that first meant a private person who did not take part in public life. Over time idiot came to mean a very foolish or uneducated person, so idiocy now refers to extreme stupidity and is considered offensive and outdated.