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单词 idiotacy
释义

idiotacyn.

Forms: 1500s ydiotacy.
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: idiot n.; Latin idiōta , -acy suffix.
Etymology: Irregularly < idiot n. or its etymon classical Latin idiōta + -acy suffix. Compare earlier idiocy n. and later idiotcy n.
Obsolete. rare.
= idiocy n. 1a.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > excessive
midsummer maze1523
idiocy1528
idiotacy1583
midsummer madnessa1616
supernodity1622
idioticalness1668
jackassness1803
jackassism1817
jackassery1833
damfoolishness1882
damfoolery1909
1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Cviii Vnder braue attyre somtime is couered great ydiotacy and folly.
2002 Connecticut Post (Nexis) 12 May The new word would most likely be spelled Idiotacy, which would be the imaginary cousin of idiocy, but for purposes here, it shall remain IdiOdyssey.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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