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Recent Examples of idiocy Advertisement Aster keenly satirizes Joe’s idiocy in the face of social upheaval through the iconography of Westerns. Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025 But my naivete and idiocy about what this was going to take was staggering to me just six months later. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiocy
Noun
  • The social media posts tell the story of a city under a cloud of drug insanity.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Ellis has a history of schizophrenia, and her defense attorneys entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, WKYC reported.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Protesters have slammed the notions and multiple attendees wore inflatable frog and animal costumes to point to the absurdity of the claims of danger.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • These acts of radical playfulness—the inflatable dance parties, the music, the absurdity—have become part of the city’s moral vocabulary.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Snack Homiez’ back-and-forth, soothing in its stupidity, reminded me of this Kate McKinnon-Aidy Bryant two-hander from 2021.
    Charu Sinha, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In Del Toro’s film, the creature isn’t rejected for his loathsome appearance but for his apparent stupidity.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Idiocy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiocy. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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