Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, dated, derogatory, uncountable)The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average.

    Idiotie

    идиоти́змidiotízm, идио́тствоidiótstvo

    ідіоти́змidiotýzm

  2. (uncountable)Lack of intelligence or sense; extremely foolish behaviour.

    The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy, put a new policy in place.

    ідіоти́змidiotýzm

  3. (countable)An idiotic act or utterance.

    The list of his idiocies is seemingly interminable.

More definitions
  • extreme mental retardation

Examples

4 sentences
  1. If you can't impress them with skill, impress them with idiocy.

    deWenn du sie nicht durch Geschicklichkeit beeindrucken kannst, dann verblüffe sie mit Blödsinn.

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  2. The pillars of the new world are materialism, egoism and idiocy.

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  3. Invisible lines will vanish. And the vain will cry when they realized they have accomplished nothing but imaginary idiocy.

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  4. There will be more laws. The Venus of Willendorf will destroy all fools who poison the earth in their idiocy.

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Translations

8 languages
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By meaning 1
state of being an idiot:
Русский
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state of being an idiot:
Deutsch
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state of being an idiot:

Origin

From French idiotie, from Old French idiot. Displaced earlier idiotacy, idiotry. Equivalen

From French idiotie, from Old French idiot. Displaced earlier idiotacy, idiotry. Equivalent to idiot + -cy. By surface analysis, idio- + -cy.

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