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idiocy
UK /ˈɪdiəsi/ US [ˈɪɾiəsi]
noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
imaginary, new, next, tired
VERB + IDIOCY
damning, impress
PREP.
in, on, with
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
1
The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average.
2
Lack of intelligence or sense; extremely foolish behaviour.
The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy, put a new policy in place.
3
An idiotic act or utterance.
The list of his idiocies is seemingly interminable.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — extreme mental retardation
- amentia
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy, put a new policy in place.
Wiktionary02
The list of his idiocies is seemingly interminable.
Wiktionary03
The gesture of adolescence, which raves for this or that on one day with the ever-present possibility of damning it as idiocy on the next, is now socialized.
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If you can't impress them with skill, impress them with idiocy.
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There will be more laws. The Venus of Willendorf will destroy all fools who poison the earth in their idiocy.
Tatoeba · #1088780006
Invisible lines will vanish. And the vain will cry when they realized they have accomplished nothing but imaginary idiocy.
Tatoeba · #10890151Usage Notes
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