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stupid
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stu·pid  (stpd, sty-)
adj. stu·pid·er, stu·pid·est
1. Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.
2. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.
3. Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless: a stupid mistake.
4. Dazed, stunned, or stupefied.
5. Pointless; worthless: a stupid job.
n.
A stupid or foolish person.

[Latin stupidus, from stupre, to be stunned.]

stupid·ly adv.
stupid·ness n.

stupid
Adjective
1. lacking in common sense or intelligence
2. trivial, silly, or childish: we got into a stupid quarrel
3. unable to think clearly; dazed: stupid with tiredness [Latin stupidus]
stupidity n
stupidly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stupidstupid - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
berk - a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
klutz - (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Adj.1.stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
unintelligent, stupid - lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"
smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
2.stupid - in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"
confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
3.stupidstupid - lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"
stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
retarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

stupid
adjective 1. unintelligent, thick, dumb (informal) simple, slow, dull, dim, dense, sluggish, deficient, crass, gullible, simple-minded, dozy Brit. (informal) witless, stolid, dopey (informal) moronic, obtuse, brainless, cretinous, half-witted, slow on the uptake (informal) braindead (informal) dumb-ass (slang) doltish, dead from the neck up, thickheaded, slow-witted, Boeotian, thick as mince Scot. (informal) woodenheaded (informal) << OPPOSITE intelligent
adjective 3. senseless, dazed, groggy, punch-drunk, insensate, semiconscious, into a daze
Translations
stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd] adjestúpido, tonto

stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd] adjstupide, bête

stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd] adjdumm

stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd] adjstupido/a

stupid
adj stupid [ˈstjuːpid]
1 foolish; slow at understanding a stupid mistake; He isn't as stupid as he looks. dom أحْمَق، غَبي глупав hloupý dum dumm ανόητος, κουτός, ηλίθιος estúpido, bobo, tonto, memo rumal, juhm نادان typerä stupide טִיפֵּש मूर्ख, बेवकूफ, नासमझ glup, budalast ostoba tolol heimskur; heimskulegur stupido ばかな 어리석은, 우둔한 kvailas, bukaprotis muļķīgs; stulbs bodoh dom dum głupi, tępy estúpido stupid, prost глупый; тупой hlúpy neumen glup dum, enfaldig โง่ aptal 愚蠢的 безглуздий بے وقوف ngu dại, đần độn 愚蠢
2 in a bewildered or dazed state He was (feeling) stupid from lack of sleep. simpel, versimpeld غَبي، مَخْبول зашеметен otupený sløv benommen ζαβλακωμένος, που βρίσκεται σε σύγχυση atontado uimane گيج tokkurassa hébété קהה-חושים जड़, सुन्न, सम्मोहित omamljen, smućen kábult pusing sljór, sinnulaus intontito 無感覚の 멍해진 apdujęs apdullis bengong suf sløv otępiały atordoado năucit осоловелый otupený zmeden glup omtöcknad มึนงง şaşkın 昏昏沈沈的 заціпенілий مخبوط ngẩn người ra, mụ đi
adv stupidly
dom بِحَماقَه، بِغَباء глупаво hloupě, tupě dumt dumm ανόητα estúpidamente rumalalt به طرزي احمقانه typerästi stupidement בְּטִיפּשוּת मूर्खतावश glupo, smućeno ostobán secara tolol heimskulega stupidamente 愚かにも 우둔하게 kvailai muļķīgi; stulbi dengan bodoh dom dumt, sløvt głupio estupidamente stupid, prosteşte глупо; тупо hlúpo neumno glupo dumt, enfaldigt อย่างโง่ ๆ aptalca 愚苯地 безглуздо بے وقوفی سے ngu dại, đần độn,ngẩn người ra 苯地
n stuˈpidity
domheid حَماقَه، غَباء глупост hloupost, tupost dumhed die Dummheit ηλιθιότητα, κουταμάρα estupidez rumalus حماقت typeryys stupidité טִיפּשוּת मूर्खता, नासमझी, बुद्धि हीनता glupost, tupoglavost ostobaság ketololan heimska stupidità 愚かさ 우둔함 kvailumas muļķība; stulbums kebodohan domheid dumhet głupota estupidez stupiditate, prostie глупость; тупость hlúposť neumnost glupost dumhet, enfald ความโง่ aptallık 愚苯 дурість; тупість بے وقوفی sự ngu dại, đần độn,ngẩn người ra


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