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A person of low general intelligence.derogatory
- Only an idiot would fail this exam.
- After failing a hat-trick of exams, the teacher called him an idiot.
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A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.derogatory
- He thought people who don't like cricket are idiots. He later got into fights with people who like football.
- We think that people who cycle without a helmet are idiots.
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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.obsolete
- Idiots were thought to be peculiarly under the care of the Deity, and it was believed that those who treated them kindly would be blessed.
- It is an offence for a man to have unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman whom he knows to be an idiot or imbecile.
syn. addle-brain · addlehead · addle pate · airhead · baboon · beanbrain · beetlebrain · beetlehead · berk · bimbo · birdbrain · blockhead
ant. genius · intelligent person