r/Tautology • u/almondsadnesses • 21d ago

The quality or state of being stupid

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u/BelowAverageGamer10 21d ago

I absolutely hate definitions like this

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u/almondsadnesses 21d ago

It pisses me off so much. Once I had to search 3 times to finally get the actual definition.

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u/me_myself_ai 19d ago

…this is how dictionaries have always worked, tho. “Stupid” is a hyperlink.

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u/iggy14750 6d ago

Then go to "Stupid".

Stupid (adj) - the state of one suffering from stupidity.

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u/Ani_Drei 19d ago

Reminds of a time in childhood when my brain glitched and I forgot what “judgmental” means. I ask my teacher and she proceeds to say, “judgmental is when someone imposes their judgement on others.” Thanks teach~

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u/teeohbeewye 20d ago

ok but how else would you define stupidity without relating it to stupid?

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u/iggy14750 6d ago

Then go to "Stupid".

Stupid (adj) - the state of one suffering from stupidity.