id·i·ot ( d  - t)n. 1. A foolish or stupid person. 2. A person of profound mental retardation having a mental age below three years and generally being unable to learn connected speech or guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive. [Middle English, ignorant person, from Old French idiote, from Latin idi  ta, from Greek idits, private person, layman, from idios, own, private; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.] |
idiot [ˈɪdɪət]
n
1. (Psychiatry) a person with severe mental retardation
2. a foolish or senseless person
[from Latin idiōta ignorant person, from Greek idiōtēs private person, one who lacks professional knowledge, ignoramus; see idio-]
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| Noun | 1. |  idiot - a person of subnormal intelligence mongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) |
idiot
noun
1. fool, jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), ass, plank (Brit. slang), charlie (Brit. informal), berk (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), moron, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), chump, imbecile, cretin, oaf, simpleton, airhead (slang), dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), blockhead, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), halfwit, nincompoop, dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), dunderhead, numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), mooncalf, nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull, galah (Austral. & N.Z. informal) I knew I'd been an idiot to stay there.
adjective
stupid, simple, slow, thick, dull, naive, dim, dense, dumb (informal), deficient, crass, gullible, simple-minded, dozy (Brit. informal), witless, stolid, dopey (informal), moronic, obtuse, brainless, cretinous, unintelligent, half-witted, slow on the uptake (informal), braindead (informal), dumb-ass (slang), doltish, slow-witted, woodenheaded (informal) a bunch of idiot journalists
Translations
idiot [ˈɪdɪət]
idiot
idiot:
n → Idiot m, → Dummkopf m, → Schwachkopf m; (old Med) → Idiot(in) m(f), → Schwachsinnige(r) mf; what an idiot! → so ein Idiot or Dummkopf!; you (stupid) idiot! → du Idiot!; where’s that idiot waiter? → wo ist dieser blöde Ober?, wo ist dieser Idiot von Ober?; this idiot brother of mine → dieser Schwachkopf or Dummkopf or Idiot von meinem Bruder; what an idiot I am/was! → ich Idiot!; to feel like an idiot → sich dumm vorkommen; to look like an idiot → dumm aussehen
idiot:
idiot board
n (inf) → Teleprompter m
idiot box
n (inf) → Glotze f (inf)
idiot card
n (TV) → Neger m (spec)
n idiot [ˈidiət]
1 a foolish person She was an idiot to give up such a good job. dwaas أحْمَق идиот blbec idiot; tåbe der Idiot ανόητος idiota idioot ابله idiootti idiot, idiote טפש पागल, मूर्ख idiot ostoba orang bodoh fífl, heimskingi idiota まぬけ 바보 idiotas muļķis bodoh idioot idiot, tosk, fjols idiota idiota idiot идиот, дурак hlupák bedak idiot idiot คนโง่เง่า ahmak 傻子 дурень احمق kẻ ngốc 傻子
2 a person with very low intelligence. swaksinnige أبْلَه، مَعْتوه идиот idiot idiot der/die Schwachsinnige ηλίθιος idiota idioot آدم عقب افتاده typerys idiot, idiote גוֹלֶם मंदबुद्धि slaboumnik idióta orang tolol örviti idiota 白痴 백치 idiotas idiots dungu idioot idiot, lite intelligent person idiota idiota idiot идиот, слабоумный idiot idiot idiot idiot คนปัญญาอ่อน geri zekâlı kimse 白痴 ідіот کم عقل người kém thông minh 低能人
n idiocy
dwaasheid بلاهَه، عُتْه، حَماقَه идиотщина idiotství idioti der Schwachsinn ηλιθιότητα idiotez idiootsus حماقت idioottimaisuus imbécillité אִידְיוֹטִיות जड़ता, मूर्खता idiotizam hülyeség ketololan heimska, bjánaskapur; fávitastig idiozia 白痴 바보같은 행위 idiotizmas, silpnaprotystė idiotisms; muļķība kebodohan idiotie, idiootheid idioti, lav intelligens niedorozwój umysłowy idiotia imbecilitate идиотизм hlúposť, slabomyseľnosť idiotizem idiotluk idioti ความโง่เขลา geri zekâlılık, ahmaklık 白痴 ідіотизм حماقت tính ngu ngốc 白痴
adj idiˈotic [-ˈotik]
idioties, onnosel أبْلَه، أحْمَق идиотичен idiotský idiotisk idiotisch ηλίθιος idiota idiootlik احمقانه idioottimainen idiot אִידיוֹטִי मूर्ख idiotski, glup hülye tolol heimskulegur idiota まぬけな 바보스러운 idiotiškas idiotisks; muļķīgs bodoh idioot idiotisk, fjollet idiotyczny idiota idiot идиотский idiotský idiotski idiotski idiotisk โง่เง่า ahmakça, aptalca 白痴的 ідіотський, безглуздий احمقانہ khờ dại 白痴的
adv idiˈotically
idioties بِحَماقَه идиотично idiotsky idiotiskt idiotisch ηλίθια idiotamente, estúpidamente idiootlikult بطور ابلهانه idioottimaisesti idiotement בְּטִפּשוּת मूर्खता से idiotsko ostobán secara tolol heimskulega idiotamente 愚かにも 바보같이 idiotiškai idiotiski; muļķīgi dengan bodoh idioot idiotisk, fjollet idiotycznie estupidamente (în mod) stupid по-идиотски idiotsky idiotsko idiotski idiotiskt อย่างโง่เง่า ahmakça, aptal aptal 愚蠢地 ідіотськи ابلہانہ một cách ngu ngốc 愚蠢地
idiot → أبْلَه idiot idiot Idiot ηλίθιος idiota idiootti idiot idiot idiota ばか 바보 idioot idiot idiota idiota идиот idiot คนโง่ salak thằng ngốc 白痴
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