stupidity

[ stoo-pid-i-tee, styoo- ]

noun

, plural stu·pid·i·ties

1. the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.
2. a stupid act, notion, speech, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stupidity¹

1535–45; < Latin stupiditās, equivalent to stupid ( us ) stupid + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

I’m staggered at the stupidity of people who bandy around dangerous words without having looked them up in the dictionary.

From Los Angeles Times

Voters, he said, can compare that to “the stupidity and incompetence of Kamala Harris that is on display and is an embarrassment to the rest of the world.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It is well within our power to destroy our civilization and our species as well, if we capitulate to superstition or greed or stupidity,” Carl Sagan once warned us.

From Salon

The rampant stupidity and numb ignorance from him is frightening.

From Salon

"He knows he acted foolishly, he knows he acted out of stupidity," she added.

From BBC

Related Words

• absurdity
• idiocy
• irrationality
• lunacy
• madness
• nonsense
• silliness