What does idiot mean?
Definitions for idiot
ˈɪd i ətid·iot
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Princeton's WordNet
idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardnoun
a person of subnormal intelligence
GCIDE
Idiotnoun
A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental; commonly, a person without understanding from birth; a natural fool. In a former classification of mentally retarded people, idiot designated a person whose adult level of intelligence was equivalent to that of a three-year old or younger; this corresponded with an I.Q. level of approximately 25 or less.
Wiktionary
idiotnoun
A common term for a person of low general intelligence.
usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
idiotnoun
A medical or psychological term meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
IDIOTnoun
A fool; a natural; a changeling; one without the powers of reason.
Etymology: idiote, Fr. idiota, Latin; ἰδιώτης.
Life is a tale,
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.What else doth he herein, than by a kind of circumlocution tell his humble suppliants that he holds them idiots, or base wretches, not able to get relief? Walter Raleigh, Essays.
By idle boys and idiots vilify'd,
Who me and my calamities deride. George Sandys.Many idiots will believe that they see what they only hear. John Dennis.
Webster Dictionary
Idiotnoun
a man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office
Idiotnoun
an unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished from the educated; an ignoramus
Idiotnoun
a human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental; commonly, a person without understanding from birth; a natural fool; a natural; an innocent
Idiotnoun
a fool; a simpleton; -- a term of reproach
Etymology: [F. idiot, L. idiota an uneducated, ignorant, ill-informed person, Gr. 'idiw`ths, also and orig., a private person, not holding public office, fr. 'i`dios proper, peculiar. See Idiom.]
Wikidata
Idiot
An idiot, dolt, or dullard is a mentally deficient person, or someone who acts in a self-defeating or significantly counterproductive way. Archaically the word mome has also been used. The similar terms moron, imbecile, and cretin have all gained specialized meanings in modern times. An idiot is said to be idiotic, and to suffer from idiocy. A dunce is an idiot who is specifically incapable of learning. An idiot differs from a fool and an ignoramus, neither of which refers to someone with low intelligence.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Idiot
id′i-ut, n. one deficient in intellect: a foolish or unwise person.—adj. afflicted with idiocy: idiotic.—v.t. to make idiotic—ns. Id′iocy, Id′iotcy, state of being an idiot: imbecility: folly.—adjs. Idiot′ic, -al, pertaining to or like an idiot: foolish.—adv. Idiot′ically.—adj. Idiot′ish, idiotic.—n. Id′iotism, the state of being an idiot. [Fr.,—L. idiota—idiōtēs, orig. a 'private man,' then a rude person—idios, one's own.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
idiot
Synonym for PEBKAC, e.g. “The user is being an idiot”. Tech-support people passing a problem report to someone higher up the food chain (and presumably better equipped to deal with idiots) may ask the user to convey that there seems to be an I-D-ten-T error. Users never twig.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
IDIOT
From Eng. _idea_, and _out_. One who is just out of ideas.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of idiot in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of idiot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of idiot in a Sentence
God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board
I saw it, and... my heart just fell. I was like, its here. Its happened again. Im such a f --- ing idiot... Like, how is this happening again ? i dont want to live this kind of life. We just moved into this beautiful house, and we had our second kid, and we fought so hard. Why is this happening again ?
She hasnt denied it, shes just going after Hillary. I just think that she could be a useful idiot the way that Trump is a useful idiot to the Russians.
This is one of the most urgent problems for civilized man. He has created civilization to give him security. Security for what? For boredom? His chief problem seems to be that most human beings need a certain amount of challenge, of external stimulus, to stop them from sinking into the blank stare and blank consciousness of the idiot.
April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
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- أغبياء, غبية, غبيArabic
- абдал, идиотBulgarian
- বেক্কল, মূর্খBengali
- idiotaCatalan, Valencian
- idiotCzech
- idiotDanish
- Idiot, IdiotinGerman
- μικρόνους, ηλίθιος, ιδιώτηςGreek
- idiotoEsperanto
- idiotaSpanish
- idiootEstonian
- ergelBasque
- ادم سفیه و احمقPersian
- urpo, typerys, hölmö, idiootti, pöljäFinnish
- idiote, idiotFrench
- amadánIrish
- òinseach, amadan, burraidhScottish Gaelic
- אידיוטHebrew
- बेवक़ूफ़, बुद्धू, मूर्ख, उल्लूHindi
- idiótaHungarian
- ապուշArmenian
- bodohIndonesian
- asni, skynskiptingur, grasasni, hálvitiIcelandic
- idiotaItalian
- אידיוטHebrew
- 馬鹿, あほ, 白痴Japanese
- იდიოტიGeorgian
- ಮೂರ್ಖKannada
- 백치Korean
- idiotaLatin
- muļķe, idiote, duraks, muļķis, idiotsLatvian
- абдалMacedonian
- bodohMalay
- idiootDutch
- idiotNorwegian
- idiotka, idiotaPolish
- idiotaPortuguese
- idioți, idiot, idioată, idioateRomanian
- идиот, дура, дурак, идиотка, дуреньRussian
- मूढ, निर्बुद्धि, मूर्खSanskrit
- идѝот, idìotSerbo-Croatian
- idiotSlovak
- idiotSwedish
- kichwamaji, mjingaSwahili
- முட்டாள்Tamil
- ఇడియట్, వెధవTelugu
- คนบ้าThai
- tanga, boboTagalog
- salakTurkish
- ідіотUkrainian
- مورکھ, بے وقوفUrdu
- thằng ngốcVietnamese
- diotan, jidiotan, hidiotanVolapük
- ידיאָטYiddish
- 白痴Chinese
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