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dimwit
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dim·wit  (dmwt)
n. Slang
A stupid person.

dimwitted adj.
dimwitted·ly adv.
dimwitted·ness n.

dimwit [ˈdɪmˌwɪt]
n
Informal a stupid or silly person
dim-witted  adj
dim-wittedly  adv
dim-wittedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dimwit - a stupid incompetent person
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense

dimwit
noun (Informal) idiot, bonehead (slang), dunce, dullard, ignoramus, nitwit (informal), blockhead, fathead (informal), booby, dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), dunderhead, numpty (Scot. informal), lamebrain (informal), numbskull or numskull Frankly, only a dimwit would say that.
Translations
dimwit [ˈdɪmwɪt] Nlerdo/a m/f
dimwit [ˈdɪmwɪt] n (= idiot) → andouille f >
dim-witted [ˌdɪmˈwɪtɪd] adjbuté(e)
dimwit [ˈdɪmˌwɪt] n (fam) → cretino/a
dimwit [ˈdɪmˌwɪt] n (fam) → cretino/a


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But however great a moron the current president is said to be, his dimwittedness pales beside that of Ronald Reagan.
African teachers often resorted to physical rebuke when their charges posed exceptional problems of discipline or dimwittedness.
The show stars Brain, a megalomaniac mouse with an Orson Wells complex, and the gangly toothed, optimistic Pinky, whose dimwittedness drives Brain to distraction.
 
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