idiot

Meaning

Noun

1. (derogatory) A person of low general intelligence.
2. (derogatory) A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.
3. (obsolete) 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.

Adj

Idiotic, stupid.

Synonyms

fool

stupid

moron

dolt

imbecile

simpleton

dunce

tool

stupid person

blockhead

dummy

cretin

jerk

dumb

half-wit

lunatic

ass

🍑

silly

foolish

nitwit

clod

dope

idiocy

crazy

insane person

dimwit

retard

demented

asshole

dullard

changeling

bufoon

annoying person

doltish person

idiotic

oaf

nut

stupidity

mooncalf

fathead

booby

bonehead

clot

dunderhead

madman

ninny

dull-witted

chump

dork

jackass

Translations

idiot

Idiot

idiota

idiota

imbécile

Dummkopf

idiota

idioot

stupido

Schwachkopf

Narr

crétin

sot

abruti

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪdiət/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: idiote

In summary

From Middle English idiote, ydiote, from Old French idiote (later idiot), from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”). Doublet of idiota.