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noun
- 1. a stupid person: "I feel like an idiot who swallowed every lie I was told" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of IDIOT is a foolish or stupid person. How to use idiot in a sentence. Idiot Has Greek Roots Usage of Idiot: Usage Guide
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.
IDIOT definition: 1. a stupid person or someone who is behaving in a stupid way: 2. a stupid person or someone who…. Learn more.
If you call someone an idiot, you are showing that you think they are very stupid or have done something very stupid. [ disapproval ] I knew I'd been an idiot to stay there.
Definition of idiot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Idiot definition: an utterly foolish or senseless person. See examples of IDIOT used in a sentence.
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.
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word idiot, two of which are labelled obsolete, and three of which are considered offensive and derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
IDIOT definition: 1. a stupid person or someone who is behaving in a stupid way: 2. stupid behaviour 3. stupid: . Learn more.
1. If you call someone an idiot, you are showing that you think they are very stupid or have done something very stupid. [disapproval] [...] 2. Idiot means stupid. [...] 3. In the past, people who had something wrong with their brains that made them seem less intelligent, or different from other people, were sometimes called idiots.
