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- 1. extremely stupid behaviour: "the idiocy of decimating yew forests"
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noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈɪd.i.ə.si / us / ˈɪd.i.ə.si / Add to word list. a stupid action, or stupid behaviour: the idiocies of war. the idiocy of the whole plan. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly behaviour. antics. buffoonery. dottiness. dumbness. fatuousness. foolishness. frivolousness. fruit loopery. game. imprudence.
The meaning of IDIOCY is extreme foolishness or stupidity. How to use idiocy in a sentence. Usage of Idiocy: Usage Guide
Idiocy definition: utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.. See examples of IDIOCY used in a sentence.
a stupid action, or stupid behavior: the idiocies of war. the idiocy of the whole plan. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly behavior. antics. buffoonery. dottiness. dumbness. fatuousness. foolishness. frivolousness. fruit loopery. game. imprudence. ludicrousness. madness. mindlessness. oafishness. obtuseness. puerility.
Idiocy is extreme stupidity. If you skied down a dangerous slope with little experience and no helmet, your friends would be right to comment on your idiocy. When someone behaves in a foolish way, showing no evidence that they've thought about their actions, you can call it idiocy.
If you refer to something as idiocy, you mean that you think it is very stupid. ...the idiocy of continuing government subsidies for environmentally damaging activities. [ + of] ...his gentle, ironic analysis of the idiocies of the previous regime. Synonyms: foolishness, insanity, lunacy, tomfoolery More Synonyms of idiocy.
1. the condition of an idiot, especially an extreme degree of mental deficiency, usually a mental age of less than three or four years; idiocy. 2. idiotic conduct or action, especially in a normal person. — idiotie, adj.
Definition of idiocy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An act lacking intelligence or sense; an instance of senselessness; extremely foolish behaviour. The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy, put a new policy in place. Wiktionary. Synonyms: amentia. imbecility. retardation. cretinism. inanity. madness. foolishness. baloney. applesauce. tommyrot.
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