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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League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity.
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Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Trump’s remarks are reckless stupidity beyond belief.
—Thomas Friedman, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Trump’s remarks are reckless stupidity beyond belief.
—Thomas Friedman, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Stupidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupidity. Accessed 8 Feb. 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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