The meaning of Idiocy

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Lack of good sense; foolishness.

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An act of sheer folly

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The condition of being foolish, or a foolish action or belief

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[ + to infinitive ] it would be folly to attempt a trip in this snowstorm.

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Lack of good sense or judgement; stupidity.

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She was realizing the foolishness of her actions

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The quality of being unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment

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The foolishness of youth, she has already apologised for her foolishness.

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The quality of being unwise, because you fail to consider the possible results of your actions

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The board hopes these decisions will expose any imprudence or dishonesty., he believes that a time …

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Behaviour or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgement.

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He knew himself all too prone to indiscretion

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Lack of care in saying or doing things that should be kept secret, or an act or statement that shows such lack of care

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[ c ] youthful indiscretions, [ u ] this sort of indiscretion is unforgivable!

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The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.

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He suffered from bouts of insanity

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Mental illness

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The jury found him innocent on the grounds of temporary insanity.

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Lack of a proper sense of responsibility.

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They thought that having children was an act of irresponsibility

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The quality of not thinking or worrying enough about the possible results of what you do

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It was an act of gross irresponsibility to leave someone who wasn't properly trained in charge of t…

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The state of being a lunatic; insanity (not in technical use).

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It has been suggested that originality demands a degree of lunacy

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Extreme foolishness or mental illness

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It would be lunacy to try and climb the mountain in this weather.

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The state of having a serious mental illness.

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In his madness he destroyed the work of years

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Mental illness

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There was a history of madness in her family., it would be sheer madness (= crazy) to ignore the sy…

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Lack of common sense or judgement; foolishness.

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She had to laugh at her own silliness

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Behaviour that shows a lack of good sense or judgement.

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I can't believe my own stupidity

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A lack of thought about how your actions or words may upset someone

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Many of the world's injustices are caused by human greed or thoughtlessness., his thoughtlessness a…