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idiocy

(ɪdiəsi)

Word forms: plural idiocies

variable noun

If you refer to something as idiocy, you mean that you think it is very stupid.

...the idiocy of continuing government subsidies for environmentally damaging activities. [+ of]

...his gentle, ironic analysis of the idiocies of the previous regime.

Synonyms: foolishness, insanity, lunacy, tomfoolery More Synonyms of idiocy

idiocy in British English

(ˈɪdɪəsɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -cies

1. offensive, old-fashioned

severe learning difficulties

foolishness or senselessness; stupidity

a foolish act or remark

idiocy in American English

(ˈɪdiəsi)

noun

the state of being an idiot

behavior like that of an idiot; great foolishness or stupidity

3. Word forms: plural ˈidiocies

an idiotic act or remark

Word origin

UNRESOLVED CROSS REF + -cy

Synonyms of 'idiocy'

foolishness, insanity, lunacy, tomfoolery

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(noun) in the sense of foolishness

Definition

utter stupidity

the idiocy of subsidies for activities which damage the environment

Synonyms

foolishness

the foolishness of dangerously squabbling politicians

insanity

the final financial insanity of the decade

lunacy

the lunacy of the tax system

tomfoolery

Were you serious, or was that a bit of tomfoolery?

inanity

the inanity of the conversation

imbecility

senselessness

fatuity

abject stupidity

asininity

fatuousness

Opposites

sense

wisdom

sanity

acumen

soundness

sagacity

Additional synonyms

in the sense of asininity

Synonyms

stupidity,

foolishness (informal),

silliness,

idiocy,

inanity,

daftness (British),

imbecility,

senselessness,

fatuity,

goofiness,

oafishness,

brainlessness,

gormlessness (British, informal),

doltishness,

moronism,

fatuousness,

cloddishness,

moronity,

thick-wittedness,

half-wittedness,

thickheadedness

in the sense of inanity

the inanity of the conversation

Synonyms

senselessness,

bêtise (rare),

folly,

emptiness,

frivolity,

silliness,

worthlessness,

vacuity,

imbecility,

fatuity,

vapidity,

puerility,

asininity,

daftness (informal)

in the sense of insanity

Definition

stupidity

the final financial insanity of the decade

Synonyms

stupidity,

folly,

lunacy,

irresponsibility,

senselessness,

preposterousness

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单词	idiocy
释义	Trends of idiocy View usage for: idiocy (ɪdiəsi) Word forms: plural idiocies variable noun If you refer to something as idiocy, you mean that you think it is very stupid. ...the idiocy of continuing government subsidies for environmentally damaging activities. [+ of] ...his gentle, ironic analysis of the idiocies of the previous regime. Synonyms: foolishness, insanity, lunacy, tomfoolery More Synonyms of idiocy idiocy in British English (ˈɪdɪəsɪ) nounWord forms: plural -cies 1. offensive, old-fashioned severe learning difficulties 2. foolishness or senselessness; stupidity 3. a foolish act or remark idiocy in American English (ˈɪdiəsi) noun 1. the state of being an idiot 2. behavior like that of an idiot; great foolishness or stupidity 3. Word forms: plural ˈidiocies an idiotic act or remark Word origin UNRESOLVED CROSS REF + -cy Synonyms of 'idiocy' foolishness, insanity, lunacy, tomfoolery More Synonyms of idiocy (noun) in the sense of foolishness Definition utter stupidity the idiocy of subsidies for activities which damage the environment Synonyms foolishness the foolishness of dangerously squabbling politicians insanity the final financial insanity of the decade lunacy the lunacy of the tax system tomfoolery Were you serious, or was that a bit of tomfoolery? inanity the inanity of the conversation imbecility senselessness fatuity abject stupidity asininity fatuousness Opposites sense , wisdom , sanity , acumen , soundness , sagacity Additional synonyms in the sense of asininity Synonyms stupidity, foolishness (informal), silliness, idiocy, inanity, daftness (British), imbecility, senselessness, fatuity, goofiness, oafishness, brainlessness, gormlessness (British, informal), doltishness, moronism, fatuousness, cloddishness, moronity, thick-wittedness, half-wittedness, thickheadedness in the sense of inanity the inanity of the conversation Synonyms senselessness, bêtise (rare), folly, emptiness, frivolity, silliness, worthlessness, vacuity, imbecility, fatuity, vapidity, puerility, asininity, daftness (informal) in the sense of insanity Definition stupidity the final financial insanity of the decade Synonyms stupidity, folly, lunacy, irresponsibility, senselessness, preposterousness Nearby words of idiocy identify with someone identity ideology idiocy idiom idiomatic idiosyncrasy Synonyms of 'idiocy' idiocy Explore 'idiocy' in the dictionary
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