idiotism

== English == === Etymology 1 === From idiot +‎ -ism. ==== Noun ==== idiotism (countable and uncountable, plural idiotisms) (now chiefly historical) Very severe mental retardation. A foolish utterance. === Etymology 2 === From Latin idiotismus. ==== Noun ==== idiotism (plural idiotisms) Idiom. An overly literal translation of an idiom. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French idiotisme. === Noun === idiotism n (plural idiotisme) idiotism ==== Declension ====