EGAVE

idiot

About 2.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person of low general intelligence.
    Only an idiot would fail this exam.
  2. noun A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.
    He thought people who don't like cricket are idiots. He later got into fights with people who like football.
  3. noun A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30.
  4. adjective Idiotic, stupid.

Similar words

moron half-wit imbecile retard changeling cretin dimwit nitwit dunce birdbrain

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Word family

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