stupidity
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2.5
- noun
- /stəˈpɪdəti/
:
estupidez
- I think that stupidity, it comes from a place of ignorance.
- ignorance and stupidity
- intelligence and stupidity
- even stupidity
But that's through my own stupidity now.
- But that's through my own stupidity now.
- Concern over observable craziness and stupidity is a fact.
- don't waste time lamenting your stupidity. Your
- So you're trying to shed your stupidity and move uphill.
- How do we get more intelligence and less banditry and stupidity in our society?
- I've just had it with that breathtaking stupidity just for the sake of being stupid.
- But you know, it's stupidity that brings people down.
- Secondly, like there's ignorance and stupidity are two very different things.
- This is the utter outer limits of human stupidity and human rationality.
- Obviously, I look back now and realize that that was, I guess, the stupidity of youth, really.
- I still think the threat is probably human stupidity.
- It's not stupidity or foolishness or defiance.
- And we need to, you know, kind of have a renaissance, not of stupidity, of just like, OK, blind trust.
- For now, we will just continue to Stew in impotent rage over the sheer stupidity of this whole situation.
Examples
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Do you realize that your stupidity has made this office a laughing stock?
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His constant mistakes in the project show a level of stupidity that is hard to comprehend.
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Obviously, I look back now and realize that that was, I guess, the stupidity of youth, really.
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What gets to me is his stupidity.
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All because of their stupidity in not realizing he would die if they did this to him.
Fiction book (1998) -
Sometimes, my stupidity astounds me.
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I couldn't sleep because of their stupidity.
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Every way we turn, we run into a blank wall of German cruelty and stupidity.
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Time and again, Vincent was amazed at the stupidity of the man who had installed the showerheads.
Fiction book (1997) -
The cold truth is that, but for the stupidity of sheep, Rex would've been the champion of champions.
Synonyms
61
2.7
A lack of good sense or careful thought that causes bad choices
59
7.3
A foolish action or a lack of good sense that causes trouble
40
8.0
Very stupid or foolish behaviour often seen as offensive
3
6.4
Lack of skill that makes someone do things badly
3
6.8
Lack of ability to do a job or task well
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6.2
A state of not understanding things quickly
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9.9
A very silly and stupid idea or action
1
7.7
Not able to understand things quickly
1
9.2
Being slow to understand things and often acting in a silly way
1
8.2
Being very foolish and not willing to change, causing mistakes
Low mental ability to think clearly or learn
A quality of being slow to understand and making simple mistakes
A state of being foolish and not thinking clearly
The state of being very foolish in a stubborn way
A lack of cleverness or quick thinking
A foolish way of acting that shows poor judgment
Lack of good sense in decisions that causes bad results
A lack of good judgment when making choices
Antonyms
Compounds
- Slang
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7.7
Bad decisions that computer systems like chatbots or self-driving cars make
How Stupid
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Etymology
Stupidity comes from the Latin word stupere, which means 'to be stunned' or 'numb', and it is the same idea behind English words like stun and stupor. So stupidity is like being mentally stunned and unable to think clearly, which is why it means lacking good judgment or intelligence.