No. 12,080 in Russian
идиотизм
Idiocy; extreme stupidity or absurdity.
In a sentence
Этот закон — просто идиотизм.
This law is just idiocy.
In this sentence, 'идиотизм' is used to characterize the absurdity or lack of rationality in the law.
Не надо поддерживать этот идиотизм.
Do not support this idiocy.
Here, 'идиотизм' reflects the speaker's disapproval of a concept or action.
Каждое утро пробки на дорогах — это какой-то идиотизм.
Every morning, traffic jams on the roads—this is some kind of idiocy.
'Идиотизм' is used to express frustration about an ongoing, unreasonable situation.
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