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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIdiocy
/ˈɪd.i.ə.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Behavior or a decision that is extremely stupid and shows a complete lack of good judgment.
"Leaving the front door wide open while going on a two-week vacation was sheer idiocy." - 2
A state of profound intellectual disability or mental deficiency (historical and clinical usage).
"Older medical literature frequently used the term idiocy to classify the lowest level of intellectual development."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'idiōteia', meaning ignorance or lack of professional knowledge, stemming from 'idiōtēs' (private person or layperson). It entered Middle English via Old French and medieval Latin, initially denoting extreme mental deficiency in clinical contexts before shifting in modern usage to describe extraordinarily foolish behavior or ideas.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Idiocy" is said worldwide
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idiotie
Transliteration: ee-dyo-see
"C'est de l'idiotie pure de conduire sans ceinture de sécurité."
Idiotie
Transliteration: ee-dyo-tee
"Es grenzt an Idiotie, bei diesem Sturm rauszugehen."
idiozia
Transliteration: ee-dyo-tsee-ah
"Quella decisione è stata una totale idiozia."
idiotez
Transliteration: ee-dyo-tez
"Cometer ese error fue una gran idiotez."
idiotice
Transliteration: ee-dyo-tee-see
"Parar o carro no meio da rodovia foi uma idiotice."
मूढ़ता
Transliteration: moorh-ta
"उसकी बात में पूरी तरह से मूढ़ता झलकती है।"
白痴行为
Transliteration: báichī xíngwéi
"这种做法简直是不可理喻的白痴行为。"
우매함
Transliteration: umaeham
"그의 행동은 단순한 실수가 아니라 우매함에서 비롯된 것이다."
愚行
Transliteration: gukō
"そんな危険な賭けをするなんて、まさに愚行だ。"
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