See Also: idiocy(dictionary)
idiocy(dictionary)

deadlock (oh) and idiocy (iou)


deadlock (oh)



a situation in which a disagreement cannot be settled
-synonym stalemate stalemate
::The talks have reached a complete deadlock .
::a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock
::Negotiations ended in deadlock.
BrE a deadbolt
-- deadlocked adj
::Talks between Management and unions remain deadlocked over the issue of possible redundancies.

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.