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blockheadism

blockheadism noun: the character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity or idiocy.

Noun

blockheadism (countable and uncountable, plural blockheadisms)

  1. The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity or idiocy.
    • Robespierre, when he heard of it, broke out into something almost like swearing at the brutish blockheadism of this Hébert[.]1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter VII, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book IV (Terror), page 272

Forms of blockheadism

pluralblockheadisms

Origin of blockheadism

From blockhead + -ism.

Questions about blockheadism

What does blockheadism mean?
Blockheadism means the character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity or idiocy.
What part of speech is blockheadism?
Blockheadism is a noun.
What is the plural of blockheadism?
The plural of blockheadism is blockheadisms.

Words near blockheadism in the dictionary

  1. blockheadedness
  2. blockheadess
  3. blockheadesses
  4. blockheading
  5. blockheadish
  6. blockheadism
  7. blockheadisms
  8. blockheadly
  9. blockheads
  10. blockholder
  11. blockholders

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