English Explanatory Dictionary

idiotism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Very severe mental retardation.
  2. A foolish utterance.
noun
  1. Idiom.
  2. An overly literal translation of an idiom.

Word forms

idiotism idiotisms

Etymology

From idiot + -ism.

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