idiocy
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/ˈɪdiəsi/
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/ˈɪdiəsi/ · [ˈɪɾiəsi](US)
Definition of idiocy
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, dated, derogatory, uncountable)The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average.
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noun
- (countable, dated, derogatory, uncountable)The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average.
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(uncountable)Lack of intelligence or sense; extremely foolish behaviour.
“The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy, put a new policy in place.”
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(countable)An idiotic act or utterance.
“The list of his idiocies is seemingly interminable.”
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Etymology
From French idiotie, from Old French idiot. Displaced earlier idiotacy, idiotry. Equivalent to idiot + -cy. By surface analysis, idio- + -cy.
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