Definitions for Idiocy
ˈɪd i ə siid·io·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. idiocy, amentianoun

   extreme mental retardation

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. idiocynoun

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

2. idiocynoun

   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.

3. Etymology: Could be from ἰδιωτεία, or perhaps simply from idiot + -cy.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Idiocynoun

   Want of understanding.

   Etymology: ἰδιωτία.

   I stand not upon their idiocy in thinking that horses did eat their bits. Francis Bacon, Holy War.

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1. idiocy

   Idiocy is a term generally used to refer to extreme foolishness or unwise behavior. It can also refer to the state or quality of being idiotic. In older psychological terminology, it was used to refer to a specific state of intellectual or cognitive disability. However, this latter usage is outdated and considered offensive today.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Idiocynoun

   the condition or quality of being an idiot; absence, or marked deficiency, of sense and intelligence

2. Etymology: [From idiot; cf. Gr. uncouthness, lack of education, fr. . See Idiot, and cf. Idiotcy.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Idiocy

   See Idiot.

Matched Categories

1. • Retardation

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Idiocy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Idiocy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Idiocy in a Sentence

1. George Bernard Shaw:

   Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.

2. Peggy Noonan:

   His audience laughed uncertainly, you could tell they didn’t want to get caught laughing at the wrong thing and weren’t certain what the wrong thing was. Normally they’re asked to laugh at right-wing idiocy, which is never in short supply.

3. Sir Winston Churchill:

   To be conservative at 20 is heartless and to be a liberal at 60 is plain idiocy.

4. Ralph Norman:

   The PPP helped people remain employed while the government literally shut down much of the economy. Only an intellectual clown would compare that to what Biden is doing now, there is absolutely no defense for taking someone’s student loans and forcing that debt upon other people. It’s immoral and illegal, and it takes a special kind of idiocy to equate that to the PPP.

5. Benedict Cumberbatch:

   I can’t speak today, at this very proud moment of my life, on this extraordinary platform, without acknowledging the obvious of what is happening in Ukraine and to show my support for the people of Ukraine, and my support for the people of Russia who are opposing the kleptocracy and the idiocy of their rulers to try and halt the progression of this atrocity.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Idiocy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Idiocy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Idiocy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Idiocy
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Idiocy
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Idiocy