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Synonyms for idiocies


Grammar : Noun
Spell : id-ee-uh-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪd i ə si

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Définition of idiocies

Origin :
  • 1520s, from idiot on model of prophecy, etc. Early alternatives included idiotacy (1580s), idiotry (1590s).
  • noun utter stupidity
Example sentences :
  • When will you get rid of your idiocies, and conduct yourself like a decent woman?
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • Each morning he gloomily recognized his idiocies of the evening before.
  • Extract from : « Babbitt » by Sinclair Lewis
  • Who has not groaned over the follies and idiocies that cling to us like the doggerel verses that hang about our memories?
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude

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