Stupidity

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see also insanity

Alternatives

adjective

Alternatives for "stupid", "idiotic", "lame": We haven't come up with any good general replacements yet. Narrower replacements include:

• absurd
• bullocks
• daft
• fatuous
• inane
• malicious
• negligent
• oblivious
• pathetic (might be problematic in that it discourages basic empathy)
• preposterous
• ridiculous
• rubbish (noun or adjective)
• self-important, self-absorbed, selfish

noun, personal

Alternatives for "idiot", "moron", "retard":

• asshole
• buffoon
• jerk
• nincompoop
• poltroon
• twit

noun, abstract

Alternatives for "stupidity", "idiocy":

• buffoonery
• bullshit
• fatuity
• rubbish (noun or adjective)
• tripe

deprecated

• douchebag (douchenozzle, douchewipe) - shames sex and female reproductive organs

Links

• 2018-11-16 ableist language (thread) (h/t for suggesting several of the adjectives here)
• 2016-01-19 One crucial word: "amathia"; also goes into multiple German words typically translated as "stupidity"
• Bonhoeffer on stupidity (entire quote): "Taken from a circular letter, addressing many topics, written to three friends and co-workers in the conspiracy against Hitler, on the tenth anniversary of Hitler's accession to the chancellorship of Germany."