idiocy (ˈɪdɪəsɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- (not in technical usage) severe mental retardation
- foolishness or senselessness; stupidity
- a foolish act or remark
Synonyms
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foolishness,
insanity,
lunacy,
tomfoolery,
inanity,
imbecility,
senselessness,
cretinism,
fatuity,
abject stupidity
asininity,
fatuousness,
Usage examples
Such ridiculous idiocy , and to write a note, one simply does not behave that way.
, A Death in the Family (1989)When trouble flared, pundits on television condemned the " idiocy of the idiots" but this mess is their baby too.
India Today (2002)It is in disarray because that idiocy has been compounded by deceit, by alleged disloyalty and by suspicion.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)JEANNE CLARKE Stourbridge, West Midlands WE shouldn't be dwelling on the idiocy of allowing evil Rose West a jaunt to see her family.
Sun, News of the World (2005)Later, a splendid party was held in the Canadian Mess to exonerate the fighter pilot from the charge of idiocy !
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