Idiotacy
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Idiocy. derogatory, nonstandard, obsolete, uncountable
"Even in disease it can only contribute to aggravate and perpetuate the natural waste of constitutional vitality which is displaying itself in the increased complexity of disease, and the progress of idiotacy and insanity, and which is apparent enough even to the more intellectual conductors of the public press in their lucid intervals, when not writing bosh and balderdash concerning Teetotalism and the Permissive Bill."
- 2 An idiotic statement or action. countable, derogatory, nonstandard
"Robert, lets not get side-tracked here. We know what this forum is all about so lets discuss mfw not your idiotacies : asshole of the month etc."
Synonyms
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More examples"Even in disease it can only contribute to aggravate and perpetuate the natural waste of constitutional vitality which is displaying itself in the increased complexity of disease, and the progress of idiotacy and insanity, and which is apparent enough even to the more intellectual conductors of the public press in their lucid intervals, when not writing bosh and balderdash concerning Teetotalism and the Permissive Bill."
Etymology
From idiot + -acy.
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