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id·i·ot·ic

(ĭd′ē-ŏt′ĭk)
adj.
1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
2. Exhibiting profound intellectual disability. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.

id′i·ot′i·cal·ly adv.
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idiotic

(ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk)
adj
of or resembling an idiot; foolish; senseless
ˌidiˈotically adv
ˌidiˈoticalness n
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id•i•ot•ic

(ˌɪd iˈɒt ɪk)

adj.
1. of or characteristic of an idiot.
2. senselessly foolish or stupid.
Sometimes, id`i•ot′i•cal.
[1705–15; < Late Latin < Greek idiōtikós]
id`i•ot′i•cal•ly, adv.
id`i•ot′i•cal•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. idiotic - insanely irresponsible; "an idiotic idea"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
2. idiotic - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
3. idiotic - having a mental age of three to seven years
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idiotic

adjective foolish, crazy, stupid, dumb (informal), daft (informal), insane, lunatic, senseless, foolhardy, inane, fatuous, loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), moronic, imbecile, unintelligent, asinine, imbecilic, braindead (informal), harebrained, dumb-ass (slang), halfwitted What an idiotic thing to say!
brilliant, wise, intelligent, sensible, thoughtful, commonsensical
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idiotic

adjective
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Translations
أبْلَه، أحْمَقسَخِيفٌ
idiotskýpitomý
idiotisk
idioottimainen
idiotski
heimskulegur
ばかな
어리석은
idiotský
idiotski
idiotisk
ที่โง่เขลา
ahmakçaaptalca salakça
ngốc nghếch

idiotic

[ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk] ADJ [person] → idiota, imbécil ; [behaviour, laughter, idea] → estúpido, idiota ; [price] → desorbitado
that was an idiotic thing to do!¡eso que hiciste fue una idiotez or estupidez!
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idiotic

[ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk] adjidiot(e)
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idiotic

adjblöd(sinnig), idiotisch ; don’t be idiotic!sei nicht so blöd!; what an idiotic mistake to make!so ein blöder Fehler!
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idiotic

[ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk] adj (person) → idiota ; (price, question) → assurdo/a
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idiot

(ˈidiət) noun
1. a foolish person. She was an idiot to give up such a good job. dwaas أحْمَق идиот idiota blbec der Idiot idiot; tåbe ανόητος idiota idioot ابله idiootti idiot, idiote טפש पागल, मूर्ख idiot ostoba orang bodoh fífl, heimskingi idiota まぬけ 바보 idiotas muļķis bodoh idioot idiot, tosk, fjols idiota احمق، بې عقل، يڅ (دذهن له مخى idiota idiot идиот, дурак hlupák bedak idiot idiot คนโง่เง่า ahmak 傻子 дурень احمق kẻ ngốc 傻子
2. a person with very low intelligence. swaksinnige أبْلَه، مَعْتوه идиот idiota idiot der/die Schwachsinnige idiot ηλίθιος idiota idioot آدم عقب افتاده typerys idiot, idiote גולם मंदबुद्धि slaboumnik idióta orang tolol örviti idiota 白痴 백치 idiotas idiots dungu idioot idiot, lite intelligent person idiota بی عقله سړی idiota idiot идиот, слабоумныи idiot idiot idiot idiot คนปัญญาอ่อน geri zekâlı kimse 白痴 ідіот کم عقل người kém thông minh 白痴
ˈidiocy noun
dwaasheid بلاهَه، عُتْه، حَماقَه идиотщина idiotia idiotství der Schwachsinn idioti ηλιθιότητα idiotez idiootsus حماقت idioottimaisuus imbécillité אִידְיוֹטִיות जड़ता, मूर्खता idiotizam hülyeség ketololan heimska, bjánaskapur; fávitastig idiozia 白痴 백치, 정신 박약 idiotizmas, silpnaprotystė idiotisms; muļķība kebodohan idiotie, idiootheid idioti, lav intelligens niedorozwój umysłowy فكرى كمزورى چې ددماغ دنيمګړى او غير طبيعى ودى په اثر پېدا شوى وى، حماقت، پڅوالى ( دفكر idiotia imbecilitate идиотизм hlúposť, slabomyseľnosť idiotizem idiotluk idioti ความโง่เขลา geri zekâlılık, ahmaklık 低能,愚蠢行為 ідіотизм حماقت tính ngu ngốc 白痴,愚蠢的行为
ˌidiˈotic (-ˈotik) adjective
idioties, onnosel أبْلَه، أحْمَق идиотичен idiota idiotský idiotisch idiotisk ηλίθιος idiota idiootlik احمقانه idioottimainen idiot אִידיוֹטִי मूर्ख idiotski, glup hülye tolol heimskulegur idiota まぬけな 어리석은 idiotiškas idiotisks; muļķīgs bodoh idioot idiotisk, fjollet idiotyczny احمقانه idiota idiot идиотский idiotský idiotski idiotski idiotisk โง่เง่า ahmakça, aptalca 愚蠢的,低能的 ідіотський, безглуздий احمقانہ khờ dại 白痴的
ˌidiˈotically adverb
idioties بِحَماقَه идиотично estupidamente idiotsky idiotisch idiotiskt ηλίθια idiotamente, estúpidamente idiootlikult بطور ابلهانه idioottimaisesti idiotement בְּטִפּשוּת मूर्खता से idiotsko ostobán secara tolol heimskulega idiotamente 愚かにも 아주 바보스럽게 idiotiškai idiotiski; muļķīgi dengan bodoh idioot idiotisk, fjollet idiotycznie په احمقانه ډول estupidamente (în mod) stupid по-идиотски idiotsky idiotsko idiotski idiotiskt อย่างโง่เง่า ahmakça, aptal aptal 愚蠢地 ідіотськи ابلہانہ một cách ngu ngốc 愚蠢地
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idiotic

سَخِيفٌ pitomý idiotisk idiotisch βλακώδης idiota idioottimainen idiot idiotski idiota ばかな 어리석은 idioot idiotisk idiotyczny imbecil идиотский idiotisk ที่โง่เขลา salakça ngốc nghếch 白痴般的
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