stupidity
The state of being stupid, when a person or thing cannot think well or often makes very bad choices.
The quality or state of being stupid; having very little intelligence or consistently showing very poor judgment or common sense.
A single stupid action or stupid thing that someone says.
A particular thing that someone does or says which clearly shows a lack of intelligence or good judgment.
- Base: stupidity
- Plural: stupidities, stupidity
a moment of stupidity
1a brief time of being stupid
A phrase for a short time when someone acts in a stupid way, not how they are all the time.
- In a moment of stupidity, I gave my password to a stranger.
- She says it was just a moment of stupidity, not who she really is.
- That moment of stupidity cost him his driving license.
an act of stupidity
1a single stupid action
A phrase for one clear stupid thing that a person does.
- It was an act of stupidity to leave the baby alone in the car.
- The accident happened because of one act of stupidity on the factory floor.
- He called it an act of stupidity that would never be repeated.
out of sheer stupidity
1only because of stupidity
Used to say that someone did something only because they were very stupid, not for any good reason.
- He deleted the file out of sheer stupidity.
- They lost the game out of sheer stupidity, not because the other team was better.
- I missed the flight out of sheer stupidity; I never checked the departure time.
pay for your stupidity
1suffer because of your stupidity
To have bad results in the future because you did something stupid before.
- He drove too fast and now he will pay for his stupidity with a big fine.
- We are all paying for their stupidity at the top of the company.
- She knew she would one day pay for her stupidity in not saving any money.
the height of stupidity
1the greatest possible stupidity
Used to say that something is extremely stupid, more stupid than you can imagine.
- Drinking and driving is the height of stupidity.
- It’s the height of stupidity to ignore these clear warning signs.
- Some people think it is the height of stupidity to invest all your money in one company.