Stupidity

Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense. It may be innate, assumed, or reactive - "being 'stupid with grief' as a defence against psychological trauma", a state marked with "grief and despair...making even simple daily tasks a hardship."

Read more about Stupidity:  Etymology of The Word, Definition of Stupidity, Laws of Stupidity, Playing Stupid, Intellectual Stupidity, Persisting in Folly, See Also

Famous quotes containing the word stupidity:

    The greatest danger of bombs is in the explosion of stupidity that they provoke.
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    Generosity is a part of my character, and I therefore hasten to assure this Government that I will never make an allegation of dishonesty against it wherever a simple explanation of stupidity will suffice.
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