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| 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' |
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id‧i‧ot
[countable]
[countable]1 a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid : It was all your fault, you idiot.
It was all your fault, you idiot.2 old use someone who is mentally ill or has a very low level of intelligence
—idiotic adjective: Stop asking such idiotic questions.
adjective: Stop asking such idiotic questions. —idiotically adverb
adverb