Idiocracy vs. Idiosyncrasy — What's the Difference?

Idiocracy is a 2006 American dystopian science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge and co-written by Judge and Etan Cohen. Starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, and Dax Shepard, it follows an American soldier who takes part in a classified hibernation experiment, only to be accidentally frozen for too long and awaken 500 years later in a dystopian world where dysgenics and commercialism have run rampant, mankind has embraced anti-intellectualism, and society is devoid of such traits as intellectual curiosity, social responsibility, justice, and human rights.

An idiosyncrasy is an unusual feature of a person (though there are also other uses, see below). It can also mean an odd habit.

A government run by idiots.

A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual

A society where idiocy is the norm, often denoting the current state of the world.

An abnormal physical reaction by an individual to a food or drug.

A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group.

A physiological or temperamental peculiarity.

An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug.

A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.

A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.

(medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.

A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.

A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity.

A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual