Complete Definition of "idiocy"

English

Etymology
:From Gr. ιδι��εία idiotia

Noun
en-noun|idiocies

  1. psychology The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation.
  2. 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.

Related terms
idiot
idiotic
idiotically

Translations
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Danish: idioti
German: Idiotie f
Greek: ηλιθι��η�α (ilithiotita) f, ιδι��εία (idiotia) f
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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