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Definition of idiocy noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

idiocy

noun

NAmE//ˈɪdiəsi//

(pl. idiocies) (formal)

1[uncountable] very stupid behavior; the state of being very stupid synonym stupidity It is sheer idiocy to go climbing in this weather.

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2[countable] a very stupid act, remark, etc. the idiocies of bureaucracy

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