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Definitions for Idiot

[1] Informal . an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
[2] Psychology . (no longer in technical use; considered offensive) a person of the lowest order in a former and discarded classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years old and an intelligence quotient under 25.
[3] a person with severe mental retardation
[4] a foolish or senseless person

Words related to Idiot

fool, jerk, twit, nitwit, stupid, moron, kook, bonehead, dumbbell, dunce, blockhead, imbecile, ninny, tomfool, pinhead, ignoramus, simpleton, nincompoop, cretin, dimwit

Words nearby Idiot

idiopathy, idiophone, idioplasm, idiosyncrasy, idiosyncratic, idiot, idiot board, idiot box, idiot card, idiot savant, idiot strings

Origin of Idiot

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin idiōta < Greek idiṓtēs private person, layman, person lacking skill or expertise, equivalent to idiō- (lengthened variant of idio- idio-, perhaps by analogy with stratiōtēs professional soldier, derivative of stratiá army) + -tēs agent noun suffix

Other words from Idiot

id·i·ot·ic , adjective
id′ i•ot′ic (-ŏt′ ĭk ) adj.

Word origin for Idiot

C13: from Latin idiōta ignorant person, from Greek idiōtēs private person, one who lacks professional knowledge, ignoramus; see idio-

Synonyms for Idiot

fool, jerk, moron, nitwit, stupid, twit, blockhead, bonehead, cretin, dimwit, dork, dumbbell, dunce, ignoramus, imbecile, kook, muttonhead, nincompoop, ninny, pinhead, simpleton, tomfool, out to lunch