idiot
- noun
- /ˈɪdiət/
- Offensive
- We went running towards them like idiots and they ran away.
- a complete idiot
- call someone an idiot
- idiot savant
Which are you, an idiot or a traitor?
- Which are you, an idiot or a traitor?
- And today the world is full of idiots, full of idiots.
- Everybody told me I was an idiot and why?
- turns to him and says, you're an idiot, right?
- So I'm qualified to say, listen, you fucking idiot, put that knife down.
- You, not only are you an idiot, you're a terrible hype man.
- We went running towards them like idiots and they ran away.
- Basically, this is Minecraft for Idiots by Dan TDM.
- He was, he teetered on genius, an idiot constantly.
- You're a fucking lazy idiot, is what you are.
- And now he's got another idiot, Elon Musk.
Examples
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Calling someone an idiot for making a mistake is unkind.
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Why didn't you ask him instead of making me look like an idiot with that bowl of milk?
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Man, I, I feel like an idiot every single day.
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I was like, you idiot, like, why?
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Like, I can picture that idiot in my head right now.
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Stop being an idiot, OK?
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What type of idiot would call her ugly?
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Life may be a tale told by an idiot, but Beth is not.
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But my thing about the FDA is, and look, I'm an idiot, OK?
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You're a complete idiot, All right, There it is.
Synonyms
A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes
A rude word for someone who does something very stupid
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
A person who acts silly and not very smart
A rude word for a very foolish person
A person who is not very smart and often makes bad choices
A rude word for a person who seems very stupid
A person who is not very smart
A person who does not know much
A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking
A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes
A person who is not very smart and often makes silly mistakes
A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
A person who is not very smart
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
A person who is not very smart
A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
A person who acts in a silly or stupid way
A person who is very stupid or foolish
A person who is not very intelligent
A very rude name used to insult someone who does something very stupid
An insulting word for a rude or stupid person
A rude, annoying person who acts foolishly
A person who acts foolishly because of new trends or technology
A joking insult for someone who feels very foolish
A rude name for someone who seems very foolish
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Slur
An outdated, offensive word for a person with a serious disability who has an amazing skill
How Intelligent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Idiot comes from an old Greek word idios, meaning 'own', which was used for a private person who stayed out of public life. Over time it came to mean someone 'uneducated' or 'stupid', so today idiot is used as an insult for a person who does something very stupid.