What does cretin mean?
Definitions for cretin
ˈkrit n; esp. Brit. ˈkrɛt ncretin
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Princeton's WordNet
idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardnoun
a person of subnormal intelligence
Wiktionary
cretinnoun
A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
cretinnoun
An idiot.
ChatGPT
cretin
A cretin is a term, often used as an insult, that refers to someone who is considered stupid, foolish, or insensitive. It can also refer to a person suffering from cretinism, a condition characterized by physical deformity and learning disabilities due to congenital thyroid deficiency. The latter usage is considered outdated and offensive.
Webster Dictionary
Cretinnoun
one afflicted with cretinism
Etymology: [F. crtin; of uncertain origin.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
cretin
Congenital loser; an obnoxious person; someone who can't do anything right. It has been observed that many American hackers tend to favor the British pronunciation /kret´in/ over standard American /kree´tn/; it is thought this may be due to the insidious phonetic influence of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CRETIN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cretin is ranked #126765 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cretin surname appeared 135 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cretin.
91.1% or 123 total occurrences were White.
7.4% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Anagrams for cretin »
crinet
cinter
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cretin in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cretin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of cretin in a Sentence
Death is one of the most cretin things in live we have to prepare ourselves for it one day
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- kreténCzech
- cretinDanish
- KretinGerman
- κρετίνος, ηλίθιοςGreek
- cretina, cretinoSpanish
- شخصی که غده درقی او ترشحات لازم را ندارد و در نتیجه دارای مشاعر نادرست استPersian
- kretiiniFinnish
- crétinFrench
- kreténHungarian
- cretinoItalian
- כרתיםHebrew
- negat CyrtaeLatin
- cretinNorwegian
- kretynPolish
- cretinoPortuguese
- cretin, cretinăRomanian
- кретинRussian
- кретен, kretenSerbo-Croatian
- kritinSlovak
- kretinSwedish
- salakTurkish
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