cretin

cre·tin  (krtn)

n.

1. A person afflicted with cretinism.

2. Slang An idiot.

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[French crétin, from French dialectal, deformed and mentally retarded person found in certain Alpine valleys, from Vulgar Latin *christinus, Christian, human being, poor fellow, from Latin Chrstinus, Christian; see Christian.]

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cretin·oid (-oid) adj.

cretin·ous (-s) adj.

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cretin [ˈkrɛtɪn]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a person afflicted with cretinism: a mentally retarded dwarf with wide-set eyes, a broad flat nose, and protruding tongue

2. a person considered to be extremely stupid

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

cretinoid  adj

cretinous  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cretin - a person of subnormal intelligence   changeling, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard mongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Translations

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 [ˈkrɛtɪn] n (fam, pej) → cretino/a

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cretin

n cretin [ˈkretin]

1 a person who is mentally subnormal and physically deformed. kretin, dom ding, pampoenkop, skaapkop قَمـيء кретеноид kretén kretiner der Kretin 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 cretin kretiner kretyn 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 blbec, kretén idiot der Idiot ηλίθιος cretino, imbécil, idiota kretiin ابله؛ عقب افتاده aivokääpiö idiot/-ote מְטוּמטָם मुरख idiot hülye idiot fáviti cretino ばか者 바보, 백치 kretinas stulbenis; kretīns tolol idioot idiot kretyn cretino idiot кретин blbec kreten kreten idiot คนโง่เง่า ahmak, aptal, sersem 白癡 ідіот بيوقوف، احمق người ngu đần 白痴