cretin
An idiotAn idiot.
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Meaning
2 senses(broadly, derogatory)An idiot.
Kretin
крети́нkretín, крети́нкаkretínka
крети́нkretýn, крети́нкаkretýnka
(archaic)A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
Kretin
крети́нkretín
крети́нkretýn
- a person of subnormal intelligence
Examples
4 sentencesWe're acting like a pack of heedless cretins.
They are a bunch of inept and aggressive cretins..
Can you use "putin" as a synonym for "cretin"?
All of you are cretins.
ruВы все кретины. — odexed
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From French crétin (“cretin, idiot”), likely from crestin, an Alpine dialectal form of chrFrom French crétin (“cretin, idiot”), likely from crestin, an Alpine dialectal form of chrétien, from Latin christiānus in the lost sense of “anyone in Christendom”, often with a sense of “poor fellow”. Doublet of Christian.
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Forms
plural: cretinsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a person of subnormal intelligence:imbecilemoronchangelinghalf-wit
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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