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stupidity
(stu¦pid|ity)
Pronunciation:
/stʃʊˈpɪdɪti, stʃuːˈpɪdɪti, stjʊˈpɪdɪti, stjuːˈpɪdɪti/
noun
[
mass noun
]
behaviour that shows a lack of good sense or judgement:
I can’t believe my own stupidity
[
count noun
]
:
one of the stupidities of our age
the quality of being stupid or unintelligent:
a comedy of infantile stupidity
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