idiocy
noun
1.
Origin
From French idiotie, from Old French idiot. Displaced earlier idiotacy, idiotry. Equivalent to idiot + -cy. By surface analysis, idio- + -cy.
Phrases
- artificial idiocy
- Mongolian idiocy
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Broader terms
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