idiocy Definition
idio·cy (id′ē ə sē)
noun
- the state of being an idiot
- behavior like that of an idiot; great foolishness or stupidity
- pl. -·cies an idiotic act or remark
Etymology: idio(t) + -cy
idiocy Synonyms
idiocy
n.
Folly
foolishness, madness, inanity; see stupidity 1, 2.Feeble-mindedness
imbecility, cretinism, retardation; see insanity 1.
idiocy Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- life: As a result, millions of country people have been liberated from farming, landownership, self-employment, and other idiocies of rural life.
- war: Except, the war is remarkably like the idiocy of the first world war rather than any of those fought during Victoria's reign.
- people: We've all got our lives to lead, and we've all got the idiocy of other people 's attempts to stop us.
Converse of object
- see: You see the idiocy, don't you, of an unforgiving attitude?
- gibber: Complete gibbering idiocy, like forgetting one's own phone number in a crisis.
- expose: Donald exposed the dangerous idiocy of Dubya's Son of Star Wars.
- commit: From Africa we are deluged with accounts of idiocy committed by customers in the field.
Adjective modifier
- sheer: The sheer idiocy of these proposals makes further comment superfluous.
- such: However, such idiocy does have the happy consequence that it makes for great satire.
- utter: I'm sure I don't have to point out the utter idiocy in that.
- other: As a result, millions of country people have been liberated from farming, landownership, self-employment, and other idiocies of rural life.
- late: Every day, we are driven to distraction when the latest idiocy is jammed down our throats.
- own: Never mind, I'll just contemplate my own idiocy... .
Preposition: in
scene: Chilling villain, superb Brian Cox as Lecktor but corny stuff and idiocy in the last few scenes.
Browse dictionary entries near idiocy
- ‹ idioblast
- ‹ idio-
- ‹ IDF
- ‹ ides
- ‹ ideophone
- ‹ ideomotor
- ‹ ideology
- ‹ ideologue
- ‹ ideography
- ‹ ideographic
- idiolect ›
- idiom ›
- idiomatic ›
- idiomorphic ›
- idiopathic ›
- idioplasm ›
- idiosyncrasy ›
- idiosyncratic ›
- idiot ›
- idiot box ›

