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   idiot

   /ˈɪdɪət/

   noun

   • 1. a stupid person: "I feel like an idiot who swallowed every lie I was told" Similar foolhalfwitnincompoopduncedoltignoramuscretinimbeciledullardmoronsimpletonclodinformal:dopeninnychumpdimwitnitwitgoondumbodummydum-dumdumb-bellloonjackassboneheadfatheadnumbskullblockheaddunderheadchuckleheadknuckleheadmuttonheadpudding-headthickheadwooden-headairheadpinheadlamebrainpea-brainbirdbrainzombiejerknerddipstickdonkeynoodlenittwitnumptyassclotplonkerberkpratpillockwallygitwazzockdivvynerktwerptwonkcharliemugmuppetnyaffballoonsumphgowkgobdawschmuckbozobooblamerturkeyschlepperchowderheaddumbheaddumbassgoofballgoofgoofusgalootdorklummoxklutzputzschlemielsapginkcluckclunkding-dongdingbatwienerweenydipsimpspudcootpalookapoopsquareheadyo-yodingleberrywing nutdrongodillalecgalahnongboganpoonboofheadmomparavulgar slang:knobheadasshatarchaic:tomfoolnoddyclodpoleloggerheadspoonymooncalfOpposite genius
   • ▪ a person of low intelligence: "he entered their employ and learnt their secrets by pretending to be an idiot"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a person of low intelligence): via Old French from Latin idiota ‘ignorant person’, from Greek idiōtēs ‘private person, layman, ignorant person’, from idios ‘own, private’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › idiotIdiot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word idiot, which means a foolish or stupid person or, formerly, a person with extreme intellectual disability. See examples, related phrases, and legal and medical terms for idiot.

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   An idiot is an informal term for a foolish or senseless person, or a former classification of severe mental retardation. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word idiot from Dictionary.com.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIDIOT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of idiot as a noun for a stupid person or someone who behaves in a stupid way. Find synonyms, related words, and translations of idiot in different languages.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › idiotIdiot - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   An idiot is someone who does foolish things. If you take your little brother's dinosaur lunchbox to school instead of your own brown-bag lunch, you might feel like an idiot. But don't be too hard on yourself — we all make mistakes.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIDIOT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you call someone an idiot, you are showing that you think they are very stupid or have done something very stupid.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › idiotIdiot - definition of idiot by The Free Dictionary

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   An idiot is a person who is foolish or stupid, or a person with severe mental retardation. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of the word idiot, as well as related terms and expressions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionidiot noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of idiot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.