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idiotism

id·i·ot·ism
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [id-ee-uh-tiz-uh m]
    • /ˈɪd i əˌtɪz əm/
    • /ˈɪdɪətɪz(ə)m /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [id-ee-uh-tiz-uh m]
    • /ˈɪd i əˌtɪz əm/

Definitions of idiotism word

  • noun idiotism an idiom. 1
  • noun idiotism (dated) Very severe mental retardation. 1
  • abbreviation IDIOTISM idiocy 0
  • abbreviation IDIOTISM idiom 0
  • noun idiotism An overly literal translation of an idiom. 0

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Origin of idiotism

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; idiot + -ism

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Parts of speech for Idiotism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

idiotism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

idiotism usage trend in Literature

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