stupidity
noun
stu·pid·i·ty
stu̇-ˈpi-də-tē 
styu̇-
plural stupidities
1
: the quality or state of being stupid
2
: a stupid idea or act
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Examples of stupidity in a Sentence
I was shocked by the stupidity of their decision.
the stupidity of the dialogue between the two romantic leads had movie audiences giggling uncontrollably
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Watch stupidity and laziness (my much better working title for The End of Work was The End of Laziness) rapidly disappear as technological advance erases so much of what people used to do for a living in favor of living for work.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Their books’ fantasies of martyrdom and religious metaphysics are a feint so as not to recognize the need for socialism at home and abroad, and to obscure American stupidity.
—Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
In Microsoft of old, everyone had a story about Bill Gates shrieking at the top of his lungs over their stupidity.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
In other words, people managed to eat, sleep, make love, and progress despite the shocking stupidity of the country’s first democratic government that was founded in Weimar after WWI.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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John Tamny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Their books’ fantasies of martyrdom and religious metaphysics are a feint so as not to recognize the need for socialism at home and abroad, and to obscure American stupidity.
—Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
In Microsoft of old, everyone had a story about Bill Gates shrieking at the top of his lungs over their stupidity.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
In other words, people managed to eat, sleep, make love, and progress despite the shocking stupidity of the country’s first democratic government that was founded in Weimar after WWI.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Stupidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupidity. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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stupidity
noun
stu·pid·i·ty
st(y)u̇-ˈpid-ət-ē
plural stupidities
1
: the quality or state of being stupid
2
: something (as an idea or act) that is stupid
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