idiocy

English

Alternative forms

• idiotcy

Etymology

Could be from Ancient Greek ἰδιωτεία (idioteia), or perhaps simply from idiot + -cy.

Noun

idiocy (plural idiocies)

1. (psychology) The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation.
2. An act lacking intelligence or sense; an instance of senselessness; extremely foolish behaviour.

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

Related terms

• idiot
• idiotic
• idiotically
• idiocracy

Synonyms

• imbecility
• stupidity

Translations

state of being an idiot

• Catalan: idiòcia (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白痴 (cmn) (báichī)

• Czech: idiocie (cs) f
• Danish: idioti (da)
• Esperanto: idioteco (eo)
• Finnish: tylsämielisyys (fi), idiotia (fi), idioottimaisuus (fi)

• French: idiotie (fr) f
• German: Idiotie (de) f
• Greek: ηλιθιότητα (el) (ilithiotita) f , ιδιωτεία (el) (idiotia) f 
• Occitan: idiocia (oc) f
• Spanish: idiotez (es) f, idiotez (es) f
• Volapük: diot (vo)

References

• idiocy at OneLook Dictionary Search