cretin (redirected from cretinoid)

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

Noun

1. Informal a very stupid person

2. No longer in technical use a person who is mentally handicapped and physically deformed because of a thyroid deficiency [French from Latin Christianus Christian, alluding to the humanity of such people despite their handicaps]

cretinism n
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 [ˈkrɛtɪn] n → 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 크레틴병 환자 kretinas kretīns orang yang bahalul cretin kretiner kretyn cretino cretin кретин kretén bedak kreten kretin คนปัญญาอ่อน alık, kreten 白癡病患者 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 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