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idiocy(dictionary)

idiocy (iou)



idiocy noun. E16.
[from IDIOT (perh. partly after lunacy): see -CY. Cf. Greek idioteia uncouthness, lack of education.]
The state or condition of being an idiot; extremely low intelligence (now obsolete in Medicine use); stupidity, foolishness. E16.
S. Morley An act of such wanton idiocy.
A stupid or foolish action, remark, etc. M20.
C. Peters He is sharp, too, on the idiocies of historical novels.