stupid

stu·pid

 (sto͞o′pĭd, styo͞o′-)

adj. stu·pid·er, stu·pid·est

1. Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.

2. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.

3. Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless: a stupid mistake.

4. Dazed, stunned, or stupefied: felt stupid after taking the pain medication.

5. Used to express disparagement or exasperation: Take your stupid notebook and go home.

n.

A stupid or foolish person.

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[Latin stupidus, from stupēre, to be stunned.]

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stu′pid·ly adv.

stu′pid·ness n.

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stupid

(ˈstjuːpɪd)

adj

1. lacking in common sense, perception, or normal intelligence

2. (usually postpositive) stunned, dazed, or stupefied: stupid from lack of sleep.

3. having dull mental responses; slow-witted

4. trivial, silly, or frivolous

n

informal a stupid person

[C16: from French stupide, from Latin stupidus silly, from stupēre to be amazed]

ˈstupidly adv

ˈstupidness n

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stu•pid

(ˈstu pɪd, ˈstyu-)

adj. -er, -est,
n. adj.

1. lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.

2. characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless: a stupid question.

3. tediously dull, esp. due to lack of meaning or sense; inane; pointless: a stupid party.

4. annoying or irritating; troublesome: Turn off that stupid radio.

5. in a state of stupor; stupefied: stupid from fatigue.

6. Slang. excellent; terrific.

n.

7. Informal. a stupid person.

[1535–45; < Latin stupidus=stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -idus -id⁴]

stu′pid•ly, adv.

stu′pid•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stupid - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid person berk - a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, dunderhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence klutz - (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Adj.	1.	stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity unintelligent, stupid - lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers" smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
	2.	stupid - in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue" dazed, stupefied, stunned confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
	3.	stupid - lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers" unintelligent stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

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stupid

adjective

1. unintelligent, thick, dumb (informal), simple, slow, dull, dim, dense, sluggish, deficient, crass, gullible, simple-minded, dozy (Brit. informal), witless, stolid, dopey (informal), moronic, obtuse, brainless, cretinous, half-witted, slow on the uptake (informal), braindead (informal), dumb-ass (slang), doltish, dead from the neck up, thickheaded, slow-witted, Boeotian, thick as mince (Scot. informal), woodenheaded (informal) I'm not stupid, you know.
unintelligent bright, smart, intelligent, quick, sharp, brilliant, wise, clever, sensible, shrewd, astute, on the ball (informal), lucid, brainy, clear-headed, quick-witted, quick on the uptake

2. silly, foolish, daft (informal), rash, trivial, ludicrous, meaningless, irresponsible, pointless, futile, senseless, mindless, laughable, short-sighted, ill-advised, idiotic, fatuous, nonsensical, half-baked (informal), inane, crackpot (informal), unthinking, puerile, unintelligent, asinine, imbecilic, crackbrained I wouldn't call it art. It's just stupid and tasteless. You won't go and do anything stupid, will you?
silly wise, sensible, shrewd, reasonable, realistic, thoughtful, prudent, astute, well-thought-out

3. senseless, dazed, groggy, into oblivion, punch-drunk, insensate, semiconscious, into a daze She would drink herself stupid.

Quotations
"He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood" [Dr. Johnson The Idler]
"Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand" [Cardinal De Retz Mémoirs]

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stupid

adjective

1. Lacking mental and physical alertness and activity:

hebetudinous, lethargic, sluggish, stuporous, torpid.

Slang: dopey.

2. Lacking in intelligence:

blockheaded, dense, doltish, dumb, hebetudinous, obtuse, thickheaded, thick-witted.

Informal: thick.

Slang: dimwitted, dopey.

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Translations

أحْمَق، غَبيغَبي، مَخْبولغَبِيّ

hloupýotupený

dumsløv

dummblödBlödmanndämlichdoof

βλάκαςβλακώδηςηλίθιοςκουτόςμουρλός

estúpidoatontadobobobrutoidiota

typerätyhmä

stupidebêtehébétéidiotabruti

glup

buta

bebal

heimskur; heimskulegursljór, sinnulaus

stupidotorporebalordoidiotaintontito

愚かな

바보같은

apdujęsbukaprotis

apdullismuļķīgsstulbs

domidiootidiote

dum

głupi

estúpido

stupid

бестолковыйглупыйнеумныйтупойтупоумный

neumen

dum

โง่

aptalşaşkın

ngu xuẩn

愚蠢的昏昏沉沉的

stupid

[ˈstjuːpɪd]

A. ADJ

1. (= unintelligent) [person] → estúpido, tonto, imbécil; [question, remark, idea] → estúpido, tonto; [mistake, game] → tonto, bobo
don't be (so) stupid → no seas tonto
I'll never do anything so stupid again → nunca volveré a cometer semejante estupidez
don't do anything stupid, will you? → no vayas a hacer alguna tontería ¿eh?
it's stupid to leave money lying around → es una estupidez or es de tontos dejar el dinero a la vista de todos
to act stupid (= pretend to be stupid) → hacerse el tonto; (= behave stupidly) → hacer el tonto
she looks stupid in that hat, that hat looks stupid on her → está ridícula con ese sombrero
it looks stupid → se ve ridículo, queda ridículo
to make sb look stupid → dejar a algn en ridículo
it was stupid of you → fue una tontería por tu parte, ¡qué tonto or imbécil fuiste!
it was stupid of me to say that → fui tonto al decir eso → cometí una estupidez al decir eso
it was a stupid thing to do → fue una tontería or una estupidez
that's the stupidest thing I ever heard → jamás he oído semejante tontería or estupidez
see also plain B1

2. (= insensible, dazed) → atontado
to bore sb stupid → matar a algn de aburrimiento
to drink o.s. stupid → pillarse una trompa de miedo
to knock sb stupid → dejar a algn atontado or aturdido de un golpe, dejar a algn tonto or lelo de un golpe
to laugh o.s. stupid → partirse de risa

3. (= pesky) → maldito, condenado
I hate these stupid shoes → odio estos malditos or condenados zapatos
you stupid idiot! → ¡idiota!, ¡imbécil!
she gets annoyed by stupid little things → se molesta por cualquier tontería, se molesta por cualquier chorrada (Sp)

B. N (as excl) don't do that, stupid! → ¡no hagas eso, imbécil!
come on, stupid! (said affectionately) → ¡venga bobo!

C. ADV don't talk stupid! → ¡no digas tonterías or estupideces!

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stupid

[ˈstjuːpɪd] adj

(= foolish) [person, mistake, joke, question] → stupide
It's stupid to leave something lying around like that → C'est stupide de laisser traîner quelque chose comme ça.
What a stupid thing to do! → C'est vraiment stupide de faire une chose pareille!
a stupid joke → une plaisanterie stupide
don't be stupid! → ne sois pas stupide!
to make sb look stupid → faire passer qn pour un(e) imbécile

(expressing annoyance) → fichu(e) before n
The stupid car wouldn't start → Cette fichue voiture refusait de démarrer.

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stupid

adj

→ dumm; (= foolish also, boring, wretched) → blöd(e) (inf); don’t be stupid → sei nicht so blöd (inf); I’ve done a stupid thing → ich habe etwas ganz Dummes or Blödes (inf) → gemacht; you stupid idiot! → du blöder Idiot!; you stupid little man! → Sie Blödmann! (inf); take that stupid look off your face → guck nicht so dumm or blöd (inf)!; that was stupid of you → das war dumm (von dir); that was a stupid thing to do → das war dumm; it was stupid of me (to say anything) → es war blöd von mir (etwas zu sagen); I was stupid to do that → es war dumm von mir, das zu tun; you would be stupid to move to London → du wärst ja dumm or blöd (inf), → wenn du nach London ziehen würdest; to make somebody look stupid → jdn blamieren; to be so stupid or to be stupid enough as to do something → dumm genug sein, etw zu tun; it is the stupidest thing I’ve ever done/heard → das ist das Dümmste, was ich jemals getan/gehört habe

(= stupefied) → benommen, benebelt; to drink oneself stupid → sich sinnlos betrinken; the blow knocked him stupid → der Schlag hat ihn völlig benebelt; to be stupid with tiredness → ganz benommen vor lauter Müdigkeit sein; to bore somebody stupid → jdn zu Tode langweilen; to laugh oneself stupid → sich dumm und dämlich lachen (inf)

adv (inf) to talk stupid → Quatsch reden (inf); to act stupid → sich dumm stellen

n (inf, = person) → Blödmann m (inf), → Dummkopf m (inf)

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stupid

[ˈstjuːpɪd] adj (gen) → stupido/a; (person) → stupido/a, sciocco/a; (from sleep, drink) → intontito/a, istupidito/a
that was stupid of you, that was a stupid thing to do → hai fatto una stupidaggine
he drank himself stupid last night → era ubriaco fradicio ieri sera

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stupid

(ˈstjuːpid) adjective

1. foolish; slow at understanding. a stupid mistake; He isn't as stupid as he looks. dom أحْمَق، غَبي глупав estúpido hloupý dumm dum ανόητος, κουτός, ηλίθιοςestúpido, bobo, tonto, memo rumal, juhm نادان tyhmä stupideטיפש मूर्ख, बेवकूफ, नासमझ glup, budalast ostoba tolol heimskur; heimskulegur stupido ばかな 어리석은 kvailas, bukaprotis muļķīgs; stulbs bodoh domdumgłupi, tępy احمق، نادان، نا پوه estúpido stupid, prost глупый; тупой hlúpy neumen glup dum, enfaldig โง่ aptal 愚蠢的 безглуздий بے وقوف ngu dại, đần độn 愚蠢的

2. in a bewildered or dazed state. He was (feeling) stupid from lack of sleep. simpel, versimpeld غَبي، مَخْبول зашеметен atordoado otupený benommen sløv ζαβλακωμένος, που βρίσκεται σε σύγχυση atontado uimane گيج pöllämystynyt hébété קהה-חושים जड़, सुन्न, सम्मोहित omamljen, smućen kábult pusing sljór, sinnulaus intontito 無感覚の 무감각한 apdujęs apdullis bengong sufsløv otępiały ګیج atordoado năucit осоловелый otupený zmeden glup omtöcknad มึนงง şaşkın 昏昏沈沈的 заціпенілий مخبوط ngẩn người ra, mụ đi 昏昏沉沉的

ˈstupidly adverb

dom بِحَماقَه، بِغَباء глупаво estupidamente hloupě, tupě dumm dumt ανόηταestúpidamente rumalalt به طرزي احمقانه tyhmästi stupidement בְּטִיפּשוּת मूर्खतावश glupo, smućeno ostobán secara tolol heimskulega stupidamente 愚かにも 어리석게 kvailai muļķīgi; stulbi dengan bodoh domdumt, sløvtgłupio په احمقانه ډول estupidamente stupid, prosteşte глупо; тупо hlúpo neumno glupo dumt, enfaldigt อย่างโง่ ๆ aptalca 愚笨地 безглуздо بے وقوفی سے ngu dại, đần độn, ngẩn người ra 愚苯地

stuˈpidity noun

domheid حَماقَه، غَباء глупост estupidez hloupost, tupost die Dummheit dumhed ηλιθιότητα, κουταμάραestupidez rumalus حماقت tyhmyys stupiditéטיפשות मूर्खता, नासमझी, बुद्धि हीनता glupost, tupoglavost ostobaság ketololan heimska stupidità 愚かさ 어리석음 kvailumas muļķība; stulbums kebodohan domheiddumhetgłupota حماقت estupidez stupiditate, prostie глупость; тупость hlúposť neumnost glupost dumhet, enfald ความโง่ aptallık 愚苯 дурість; тупість بے وقوفی sự ngu dại, đần độn, ngẩn người ra 愚苯

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stupid

→ غَبِيّ hloupý dum dumm κουτός estúpido typerä stupide glup stupido 愚かな 바보같은 dom dum głupi estúpido бестолковый dum โง่ aptal ngu xuẩn 愚蠢的

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stupid

n. estúpido-a, imbécil.

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