noun
- extremely foolish behavior or thinking
- severe intellectual disability
Usage: medical; dated
Examples
- The idiocy of driving without a seatbelt is obvious.
- She couldn’t believe the idiocy of his decision to quit his job without notice.
- The committee’s idiocy in rejecting the proposal surprised everyone.
- His financial idiocy led to bankruptcy within a year.
- The idiocy of the plan became clear when it failed immediately.
- They laughed at the sheer idiocy of the situation.