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idiot
UK
/ˈɪd.i.ət/
US
/ˈɪd.i.ət/
Translations
idiots
pl
UK
/ˈɪd.i.ət/
US
/ˈɪd.i.ət/
He felt like an idiot after forgetting his own phone number.
Il s'est senti comme un idiot après avoir oublié son propre numéro de téléphone.
Additional translations
more idiot
Comp.
most idiot
Super.
UK
/ˈɪd.i.ət/
US
/ˈɪd.i.ət/
Used attributively before a noun to describe something extremely foolish (e.g. "an idiot grin").
That was an idiot move, risking all our savings on one bet.
C'était un geste idiot de risquer toutes nos économies sur un seul pari.
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Definitions
He felt like an idiot after forgetting his own phone number.
In early-20th-century medical texts, an "idiot" was defined as someone with an IQ under 30.
That was an idiot move, risking all our savings on one bet.