Definitions for idiot
ˈɪd i ətid·iot

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardnoun

   a person of subnormal intelligence

GCIDE(2.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

   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.]

Wiktionary(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. 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.

Webster Dictionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Idiotnoun

   a man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office

   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.]

2. Idiotnoun

   an unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished from the educated; an ignoramus

   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.]

3. 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

   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.]

4. 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.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. IDIOT

   From Eng. _idea_, and _out_. One who is just out of ideas.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of idiot in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of idiot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of idiot in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

2. Terry Pratchett:

   Tourist, Rincewind had decided, meant idiot.

3. Tim Donnelly:

   I'm not sure if you're an idiot or you're deliberately undermining the security of the United States, whichever it is, you've violated your oath. I don't know how you got this job, whether it was your anti-American ideology or your skin color or both, but I'm going to tell you one thing: we, the people, of these United States refuse to be intimidated by you. You work for us.

4. Scott Adams, The Dilbert Future:

   No matter how smart you are, you spend most of your day being an idiot.

5. Michael Moore:

   Too many people in the summer of 2016 were so sure Hillary [ Clinton ] was going to win, saying no one is going to vote for this idiot, he could win again. I operate as if President Donald Trump is President Donald Trump. I have to. If you think any other way you are guaranteeing that whoever is going to run against President Donald Trump will lose.

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