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- [id-ee-uh t]
- /ˈɪd i ət/
- /ˈɪd.i.ət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [id-ee-uh t]
- /ˈɪd i ət/
Definitions of idiot word
- noun idiot Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot! 1
- noun idiot Psychology. (no longer in technical use; considered offensive) a person of the lowest order in a former and discarded classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years old and an intelligence quotient under 25. 1
- noun idiot stupid person 1
- noun idiot deficient person 1
- countable noun idiot If you call someone an idiot, you are showing that you think they are very stupid or have done something very stupid. 0
- adjective idiot Idiot means stupid. 0
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Origin of idiot
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Latin idiōta < Greek idiṓtēs private person, layman, person lacking skill or expertise, equivalent to idiō- (lengthened variant of idio- idio-, perhaps by analogy with stratiōtēs professional soldier, derivative of stratiá army) + -tēs agent noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Idiot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
idiot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
idiot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for idiot
noun idiot
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- jerk — to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
- twit — to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at. Synonyms: jeer at, mock, insult, deride.
- nitwit — a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
Antonyms for idiot
noun idiot
- genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
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