stupidity

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.

Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

folly foolishness idiocy dumbness imbecility density ignorance madness nonsense insanity foolish incompetence illiteracy absurdity futility
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Antonyms

intelligence christianity norma annunciation esprit eucharist
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Hypernyms

error mistake fault inability

Hyponyms

madness folly retardation foolishness slowness backwardness

Phrases with the word

utter stupidity feign stupidity

Examples

After each accusation – many times without basis – he asked "Is this stupidity or is it treason?" and the listeners answered "stupidity!", "treason!", or "both!" Source: Internet

Alternatively, punk artwork may contain images of selfishness, stupidity, or apathy to provoke contempt in the viewer. Source: Internet

As a result of the stupidity and indiscipline of the organizers, people pay with their lives, without bringing any benefit to the Motherland. Source: Internet

Cheetham notes that no outcry was raised about the anti-Indian sentiment shown in the "humorous, but belittling" naming of the Indian Prince Pondicherry and the portrayal of the "incredible stupidity in a stereotyped racial icon." Source: Internet

Anyone who cares to know can examine the record and see for themselves that China’s stupidity and paranoia about looking bad on the world stage directly led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Source: Internet

“Accepting the Jackass as the type of self-sufficient stupidity and conceit—a custom, perhaps, like some few other customs, more conventional than fair—then the purest Jackass in Cloisterham is Mr. Thomas Sapsea, Auctioneer.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

stupidification stupidify stupidish stupidity tax stupidly stupidness