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Idiocy

//ˈɪdiəsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average. countable, dated, derogatory, uncountable
  2. 2
    extreme mental retardation wordnet
  3. 3
    Lack of intelligence or sense; extremely foolish behaviour. uncountable

    "The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy, put a new policy in place."

  4. 4
    An idiotic act or utterance. countable

    "The list of his idiocies is seemingly interminable."

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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