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- [id-ee-uh-tiz-uh m]
- /ˈɪd i əˌtɪz əm/
- /ˈɪdɪətɪz(ə)m /
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- [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.
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