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idiocy
id·i·o·cy I0021800 (ĭd′ē-ə-sē)n. pl. id·i·o·cies 1. Extreme folly or stupidity.2. A foolish or stupid utterance or deed.
[From idiot.]idiocy (ˈɪdɪəsɪ) n, pl -cies1. (not in technical usage) severe mental retardation2. foolishness or senselessness; stupidity3. a foolish act or remarkid•i•o•cy (ˈɪd i ə si)
n., pl. -cies. 1. utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act or statement. 2. the state of being an idiot. [1520–30; idio (t) + -cy; compare Greek idiōteía uncouthness] IdiocySee also wisdom.
bovinitythe state or quality of being like a cow or ox, especially in the sense of being dull, stolid, and slow-witted. — bovine, adj.cretinismMedicine. a congenital deficiency of thyroid secretion causing deformity and idiocy. — cretinoid, cretinous, adj.idiotism1. the condition of an idiot, especially an extreme degree of mental deficiency, usually a mental age of less than three or four years; idiocy.
2. idiotic conduct or action, especially in a normal person. — idiotie, adj.moronismthe condition of being slow or mentally deficiënt. — moronic, adj.stultiloquenceRare. foolish talk or babble.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | idiocy - extreme mental retardationamentiabackwardness, mental retardation, subnormality, slowness, retardation - lack of normal development of intellectual capacities |
idiocynoun foolishness, insanity, lunacy, tomfoolery, inanity, imbecility, senselessness, cretinism, fatuity, abject stupidity, asininity, fatuousness the idiocy of subsidies for activities which damage the environment
sense, wisdom, sanity, acumen, soundness, sagacityidiocynoun1. Foolish behavior:absurdity, folly, foolery, foolishness, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness, senselessness, silliness, tomfoolery, zaniness.Informal: craziness.2. Something that does not have or make sense:balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.Informal: tommyrot.Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.Translationsidiot (ˈidiət) noun1. a foolish person. She was an idiot to give up such a good job. 傻子 傻子2. a person with very low intelligence. 白痴 白痴ˈidiocy noun 低能，愚蠢行為 白痴，愚蠢的行为 ˌidiˈotic (-ˈotik) adjective 愚蠢的，低能的 白痴的ˌidiˈotically adverb 愚蠢地 愚蠢地Idiocy
idiocy[′id·ē·ə·sē] (psychology) The lowest grade of mental deficiency; the individual's mental age is less than 3 years. Idiocy a severe degree of mental retardation—oligophrenia. Speech is usually undeveloped and inarticulate, the movements are awkward and poorly differentiated. Desires are elementary and remain unchecked. In some cases idiocy is characterized by motor and general disinhibition; in others the patients are sluggish and inactive. Reaction to the surroundings is absent (the surroundings attract no attention). Training for habits of personal care and behavior is severely limited; education, even in auxiliary specialized institutions, is virtually unworkable. Treatment has been developed for some forms of idiocy (glutamic acid, sedatives and neuroleptic agents, diets, and surgery). A major role is played by therapeutic pedagogy—systematic training for customary, elementary habits of behavior, personal care, and ordering of reactions. idiocy
idiocy [id´e-ah-se] old term for profound mental retardation, now considered offensive.amaurotic familial idiocy former name for neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis.mongolian idiocy former name for Down syndrome or the marked mental retardation associated with it. The term is now considered offensive.idiocy (ĭd′ē-ə-sē)n. pl. idio·cies 1. Extreme folly or stupidity.2. A foolish or stupid utterance or deed.idiocy An obsolete term for severe mental retardation (IQ < 25).idiocy The state of a person with a mental age of less than three. The term is little used in medicine.Idiocy
Related to Idiocy: ninny, IdiomsIDIOCY, med. jur. That condition of mind, in which the reflective, or all or a part of the affective powers, are either entirely wanting, or are manifested to the least possible extent.
2. Idiocy generally depends upon organic defects. The most striking physical trait, and one seldom wanting, is the diminutive size of the head, particularly of the anterior superior portions, indicating a deficiency of the anterior lobes of the brain. According to Gall, whose observations on this subject are entitled to great consideration, its circumference, measured immediately over the orbiter arch, and the most prominent part of the occipital bone, is between 11« and 14« inches. Gall, sur les Fonctions, p. 329. In the intelligent adult, it usually measures from 21 to 22 inches. Chit. Med. Jur. 248. See, on this subject, the learned work of Dr. Morton, of Philadelphia*, entitled Crania Americana. The brain of an idiot equals that of a new born infant; that is, about one-fourth, one-fifth, or one-sixth of the cerebral mass of an adult's in the enjoyment of his faculties. The above is the only constant character. observed in the heads of idiots. In other respects their forms are as various as those of other persons. When idiocy supervenes in early infancy, the head is sometime remarkable for immense size. This unnatural enlargement arises from some kind of morbid action preventing the development of the cerebral mass, and producing serous cysts, dropsical effusions, and the like.
3. In idiocy the features are irregular; the forehead low, retreating, and narrowed to a point; the eyes are unsteady, and often squint the lips are. thick, and the mouth is generally open; the gums are spongy, and the teeth are defective; the limbs are crooked and feeble. The senses are usually entirely wanting; many are deaf and dumb, or blind and others are incapable of perceiving odors, and show little or no discrimination in their food for want of taste. Their movements are constrained and awkward, they walk badly, and easily fall, and are not less awkward with their hands, dropping generally what is given to them. They are seldom able to articulate beyond a few sounds. They are generally affected with rickets, epilepsy, scrofula, or paralysis. Its subjects seldom live beyond the twenty-fifth year, and are incurable, as there is natural deformity which cannot be remedied. Vide Chit. Med. Jur. 345; Ray's Med. Jur. c. 2; 1 Beck's Med. Jur. 571 Shelf. on Lun. Index, h.t.; and Idiot. idiocy
Related to idiocy: ninny, IdiomsSynonyms for idiocynoun foolishnessSynonyms- foolishness
- insanity
- lunacy
- tomfoolery
- inanity
- imbecility
- senselessness
- cretinism
- fatuity
- abject stupidity
- asininity
- fatuousness
Antonyms- sense
- wisdom
- sanity
- acumen
- soundness
- sagacity
Synonyms for idiocynoun foolish behaviorSynonyms- absurdity
- folly
- foolery
- foolishness
- imbecility
- insanity
- lunacy
- madness
- nonsense
- preposterousness
- senselessness
- silliness
- tomfoolery
- zaniness
- craziness
noun something that does not have or make senseSynonyms- balderdash
- blather
- bunkum
- claptrap
- drivel
- garbage
- nonsense
- piffle
- poppycock
- rigmarole
- rubbish
- tomfoolery
- trash
- twaddle
- tommyrot
- applesauce
- baloney
- bilge
- bull
- bunk
- crap
- hooey
- malarkey
Synonyms for idiocynoun extreme mental retardationSynonymsRelated Words- backwardness
- mental retardation
- subnormality
- slowness
- retardation
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