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   id·i·ot

   /ˈidēət/

   noun

   • 1. a stupid person: "I feel like an idiot who swallowed every lie I was told" Similar foolhalfwitnincompoopduncedoltignoramuscretinimbeciledullardmoronsimpletonclodinformal:dopeninnychumpdimwitnitwitgoondumbodummydum-dumdumbbellloonjackassboneheadfatheadnumbskullblockheaddunderheadchuckleheadknuckleheadmuttonheadpudding-headthickheadwooden-headairheadpinheadlamebrainpeabrainbirdbrainzombiejerknerddipstickdonkeynoodlenittwitnumptyassclotplonkerberkpratpillockwallygitwazzockdivvynerktwerptwonkcharliemugmuppetnyaffballoonsumphgowkgobdawschmuckbozobooblamerturkeyschlepperchowderheaddumbheaddumbassgoofballgoofgoofusgalootdorklummoxklutzputzschlemielsapginkcluckclunkding-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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   Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word idiot, which can mean a foolish or stupid person or a person with extreme intellectual disability. Find out why the term is now considered offensive and outdated in many contexts.

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   An idiot, in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person. 'Idiot' was formerly a technical term in legal and psychiatric contexts for some kinds of profound intellectual disability where the mental age is two years or less, and the person cannot guard themself against common physical dangers.

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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.

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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, history, and usage of the word idiot, and see synonyms and example sentences.

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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.

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   Learn the meaning of idiot, a noun for a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid, from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. See examples of how to use idiot in sentences and alternative expressions.

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    Learn the meaning of idiot, a noun that describes a stupid person or behaviour, and its adjective and adverb forms. Find translations of idiot in many languages, such as Chinese, Spanish, French, and more.

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage notes of the word idiot, a very informal term for a very stupid person. See examples of idiot in sentences and contrast with fool.