idiocy

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɪdiəsi/
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/ˈɪdiəsi/ · [ˈɪɾiəsi](US)

Definition of idiocy

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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

  1. (countable, dated, derogatory, uncountable)The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average.
  2. (uncountable)Lack of intelligence or sense; extremely foolish behaviour.
    “The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy, put a new policy in place.”
  3. (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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