stupid

Meaning

Adj

1. Without intelligence.
2. Without intelligence.
3. Without intelligence.
4. (euphemistic) Without intelligence.
5. To the point of stupor.
6. (archaic) To the point of stupor.
7. (archaic) To the point of stupor.
8. To the point of stupor.
9. (slang) Amazing.

Adv

Extremely.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A stupid person; a fool.
2. (colloquial, uncountable) The condition or state of being stupid; stupidity, stupidness.

Synonyms

foolish

dull

silly

dumb

idiotic

idiot

fool

ignorant

slow-witted

dolt

slow

moron

obtuse

unintelligent

useless

clumsy

tool

senseless

addled

simple

dim-witted

absurd

brainless

crazy

mad

imbecile

dull-witted

insane

thickheaded

blunt

dense

witless

dull-minded

ridiculous

confused

😕

awkward

moronic

nonsensical

stupid person

doltish

dunce

unwise

half-witted

good-for-nothing

pointless

thick

unreasonable

muddle-headed

dopy

dim

Translations

stupide

stupido

dumm

bête

idiot

estúpido

dom

blöd

tonto

estúpido

imbécile

doof

sot

stom

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstjuː.pɪd/

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: stubarōn

Cognate with Old English: stoppian

In summary

From Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus (“struck senseless, amazed”), from stupeō (“be amazed or confounded, be struck senseless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-, *(s)tewp- (“to push, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). Cognate with Old High German stubarōn (“to be astonished, be stunned, be blocked”). Related also to Old English stoppian (“to block, stop”). More at stop.