idiocy

Meanings

• noun

  The state or quality of being foolish or stupid; lack of good sense or judgment.

  - "His idiocy was evident in his decision to invest all his money in a single stock."
  - "Despite her idiocy, she managed to graduate from college with honors."
  - "The idiocy of the crowd was on full display during the riots."

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Synonyms

imbecility , stupidity

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with idiocy
dicy , sicky

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Variants

List of all variants of idiocy that leads to same result
idiocies , idiocy , amaurotic idiocies , amaurotic idiocy

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'private property,' from Greek idios (one's own). The modern sense dates from the late 16th century.

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Trivia

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1. Idiots Savants are individuals who have savant abilities but also significant intellectual impairments.

2. The term 'idiocy' has been used in a positive sense to describe the eccentricities of certain artists and writers.

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Related Concepts

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1. Foolishness: A state of being unwise or lacking good judgment.

2. Stupidity: A lack of intelligence or common sense.

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Culture

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Idiocy has been used in various literary works, such as Shakespeare's Hamlet and Swift's A Tale of a Tub, to criticize foolishness and ignorance.

How to Memorize "idiocy"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person acting foolishly or making a stupid decision.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a person lacking common sense.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Idiot's Decision: Ignoring Data, Intuition, and Other People's Opinions'.

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