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idiota — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blockhead noun A stupid, slow-witted person.
  • dingbat noun A silly, crazy or stupid person.
  • douchebag noun An obnoxious, arrogant, or unpleasant person (slang).
  • dummy noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
  • eejit noun An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
  • idiot noun A foolish or stupid person, or someone who makes a very poor decision.
  • idiotic adj Extremely foolish or senseless.
  • moron noun An insult for a stupid or foolish person.
  • mug noun A large cup with a handle, used for hot drinks, without a saucer.

Senses

idiota is used for these senses in English:

  • blockhead (colloquial) A stupid person.
  • dingbat (informal) A silly, crazy or stupid person.
  • douchebag (figuratively, US, _, slang, vulgar)
  • dummy A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
  • eejit (Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster English, pejorative) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
  • idiot (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
  • idiotic (of an action) Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish
  • moron (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.

dingbat — full definition

  1. noun A silly, crazy or stupid person.
  2. noun A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc.
  3. noun An architectural style of apartment building, where the second storey overhangs an area for parking cars.
  4. noun A kind of word puzzle involving pictures or typography that hint at the solution.

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