κρετίνος — meaning in English

English meaning

• cretin noun An insulting term for a stupid or foolish person.
• moron noun An insult for a stupid or foolish person.

Senses

κρετίνος is used for these senses in English:

• cretin (medicine, archaic) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]
• cretin (by extension, pejorative) An idiot.
• moron (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
• moron (philosophy) A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.

Related Greek words