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Definitions for Idiocy

[1] utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.: All this talk of zombies coming to attack us is pure idiocy.
[2] Psychology . (no longer in technical use; considered offensive) the state of being an idiot.
[3] (not in technical usage) severe mental retardation
[4] foolishness or senselessness; stupidity
[5] a foolish act or remark

Words related to Idiocy

madness, lunacy, insanity, fatuity, imbecility, foolishness, derangement, inanity, tomfoolery, senselessness, insipidity, asininity, cretinism

Words nearby Idiocy

idio-, idioagglutinin, idioblast, idiochromatic, idiocrasy, idiocy, idiodynamic, idiodynamics, idioglossia, idiogram, idiograph

Origin of Idiocy

1520–30; idio(t) + -cy; compare Greek idiōteía uncouthness

Synonyms for Idiocy

insanity, lunacy, madness, asininity, cretinism, derangement, fatuity, fatuousness, foolishness, imbecility, inanity, insipidity, senselessness, tomfoolery