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, retard(noun)

   a person of subnormal intelligence

GCIDE(2.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Idiot(n.)

   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. idiot(Noun)

   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. idiot(Noun)

   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. Idiot(noun)

   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. Idiot(noun)

   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. Idiot(noun)

   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. Idiot(noun)

   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(4.00 / 2 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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Numerology

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. Benedict Cumberbatch:

   I’m devastated to have caused offence by using this outmoded terminology, i offer my sincere apologies. I make no excuse for my being an idiot and know the damage is done.

2. Edna St. Vincent Millay:

   April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.

3. Art Spiegelman:

   Maus, free expression means the right to be an absolute idiot, and so I think it's important for those writers to exercise those rights.

4. Dr. Rich Melheim:

   A brilliant invention isn't much until some idiot calls the genius who created it an idiot.

5. Kristi Bighley:

   The worst was probably the one that called him an idiot and said he couldn’t sell those hearing aids, obviously that person didn’t put himself in Gilbert’s shoes.

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