idiot[noun]Synonyms: fool, chump, cretin, dunderhead, halfwit, imbecile, moron, nincompoop, numbskull
or numskull, simpleton, twit
(informal, chiefly Brit.) [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
id‧i‧ot S3 /ˈɪdiət/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: idiota 'person who knows nothing', from Greek idiotes 'private person, person who knows nothing', from idios 'own, personal, private']
1. a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid:
It was all your fault, you idiot.2. old use someone who is mentally ill or has a very low level of intelligence
—idiotic /ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk◂ $ -ˈɑːt-/
adjective:
Stop asking such idiotic questions.—idiotically /-kli/
adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲