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idiot
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/ˈɪd.i.ət/
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/ˈɪd.i.ət/
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idiot
noun
idiots
pl
UK
/ˈɪd.i.ət/
US
/ˈɪd.i.ət/
Translations
идиот
He felt like an idiot after making that mistake.
Он почувствовал себя идиотом после того, как совершил эту ошибку.
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глупец
болван
Definitions
A person of low intelligence or someone who acts in a foolish manner.
He felt like an idiot after forgetting his own phone number.
Dated, offensive: a person with a severe intellectual disability (formerly a clinical classification).
In early-20th-century medical texts, an "idiot" was defined as someone with an IQ under 30.
Synonyms
fool
dunce
simpleton
imbecile
moron
nincompoop
blockhead
dullard
nitwit
half-wit
Antonyms
genius
intellect
smart person
idiot
adjective
more idiot
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most idiot
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UK
/ˈɪd.i.ət/
US
/ˈɪd.i.ət/
Used attributively before a noun to describe something extremely foolish (e.g. "an idiot grin").
Definitions
Extremely foolish; senseless.
That was an idiot move, risking all our savings on one bet.
Synonyms
idiotic
foolish
stupid
asinine
brainless
moronic
silly
doltish
senseless
imbecilic
witless
absurd
daft
dense
mindless
harebrained
half-witted
obtuse
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