cretin

cre·tin

 (krēt′n)

n. Often Offensive

1. A person with cretinism.

2. A person considered to be foolish or unintelligent.

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[French crétin, from Franco-Provençal, person with cretinism (formerly common in Alpine valleys because of insufficient iodine in the local diet), from Vulgar Latin *christiānus, Christian, human being, poor fellow, from Latin Chrīstiānus, Christian; see Christian.]

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cre′tin·oid′ (-oid′) adj.

cre′tin·ous (-əs) adj.

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cretin

(ˈkrɛtɪn)

n

1. (Pathology) old-fashioned a person afflicted with cretinism

2. offensive a person considered to be extremely stupid

[C18: from French crétin, from Swiss French crestin, from Latin Chrīstiānus Christian, alluding to the humanity of such people, despite their handicaps]

ˈcretinˌoid adj

ˈcretinous adj

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cre•tin

(ˈkrit n; esp. Brit. ˈkrɛt n)

n.

1. a person affected with cretinism.

2. a stupid, obtuse, or boorish person.

[1770–80; < French; Franco-Provençal creitin, crestin human being, literally, Christian (hence one who is human despite deformities)]

cre′tin•ous, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cretin - a person of subnormal intelligence   changeling, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense

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cretin

noun

Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense:

ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.

Informal: dope, gander, goose.

Slang: ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.

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Translations

أجْدّب، أهْبَـلقَمـيء

kreténblbec

idiotkretiner

KretinIdiot

cretinez

kretiini

crétinidiot

kreten

kretén

fávitikretíni

cretino

kretinas

kretīnsstulbenis

kretiner

kretyn

kretén

ahmakalıkaptalkretensersem

白痴白痴病患者

cretin

[ˈkretɪn] N (Med) → cretino/a m/f (pej) → cretino/a m/f, imbécil mf

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cretin

n (Med) → Kretin m; (inf) → Schwachkopf m (inf)

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cretin

[ˈkrɛtɪn] n (fam, pej) → cretino/a

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cretin

(ˈkretin) noun

1. a person who is mentally subnormal and physically deformed. kretin, dom ding, pampoenkop, skaapkop قَمـيء кретеноид cretino kretén der Kretin kretiner διανοητικά καθυστερημένος cretino, que padece cretinismo kretiin مبتلا به کرتینیسم kretiini crétin/-ine מְפָגֵר בָּעַל מוּם बेवकूफ kreten kretén idiot kretíni cretino クレチン病患者 크렌틴 병 환자 kretinas kretīns orang yang bahalul cretinkretiner kretyn په کریتینسم اخته کیدل cretino cretin кретин kretén bedak kreten kretin คนปัญญาอ่อน alık, kreten 呆小病患者 кретин دماغى اور جسماني طور پر كمزور người mắc chứng độn 白痴病患者

2. an idiot, used as a term of contempt and abuse. dom ding, pampoenkop, skaapkop أجْدّب، أهْبَـل кретен cretino blbec, kretén der Idiot idiot ηλίθιοςcretino, imbécil, idiota kretiin ابله؛ عقب افتاده ääliö idiot/-ote מטומטם मुरख idiot hülye idiot fáviti cretino ばか者 바보, 백치 kretinas stulbenis; kretīns tolol idiootidiot kretyn احمق، بی عقل cretino idiot кретин blbec kreten kreten idiot คนโง่เง่า ahmak, aptal, sersem 白癡 ідіот بيوقوف، احمق người ngu đần 白痴

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cre·tin

n. cretino-a, persona con manifestaciones de cretinismo.

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