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- Dictionarycretin/ˈkrɛt(ɪ)n/
noun
- 1. a stupid person (used as a general term of abuse). informal, derogatory
- 2. a person whose mental and physical development has been impaired by a deficiency of thyroid hormone in fetal or early life. dated
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noun. cre· tin ˈkrē-tᵊn. Synonyms of cretin. 1. often offensive : one afflicted with cretinism. 2. informal : a stupid, vulgar, or insensitive person : clod, lout. … they started doing stupid boy stuff, like trying to untie our straps and pour sand down our bathing suits. Really, guys were such cretins sometimes. Marilyn Reynolds. cretinous.
CRETIN definition: 1. an offensive word for a person who is considered to be very stupid or unpleasant 2. an offensive…. Learn more.
Definition of cretin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
/ˈkritn/ /ˈkrɛtɪn/ IPA guide. Other forms: cretins. The English language has no shortage of cruel names for people, and one of them is cretin, which is what you’d call someone who is very, very dumb in the head. Back before cretin meant “a stupid person,” it was a medical term for a physical deformity that came from a specific disease.
noun. (no longer in technical use) a person with cretinism. Informal. a very stupid or contemptible person. cretin. / ˈkrɛtɪn / noun. old-fashioned. a person afflicted with cretinism. offensive. a person considered to be extremely stupid.
1. A person with cretinism. 2. A person considered to be foolish or unintelligent. [French crétin, from Franco-Provençal, person with cretinism (formerly common in Alpine valleys because of insufficient iodine in the local diet), from Vulgar Latin *christiānus, Christian, human being, poor fellow, from Latin Chrīstiānus, Christian; see Christian .]
What does the noun cretin mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cretin. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. cretin is considered offensive. cretin has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pathology (late 1700s) horticulture (1910s) genetics (1910s) See meaning & use.
1. (now considered offensive and no longer in technical use) a person who is affected by dwarfism and learning difficulties due to the absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion. 2. offensive slang. a stupid, obtuse, or foolish person.
cretin / ˈ kriːtn̩/ Brit / ˈ krɛtn̩/ noun. plural cretins. Britannica Dictionary definition of CRETIN. [count] informal + offensive. : a stupid or annoying person. Let me know if these cretins [= jerks, idiots] bother you.
From French crétin (“cretin, idiot”), from crestin, an Alpine dialectal form of chrétien, from Vulgar Latin christianus in the lost sense of 'anyone in Christendom', often with a sense of 'poor fellow'.
