Meaning

3 senses
  1. (derogatory)A person of low general intelligence.

    Only an idiot would fail this exam.

    After failing a hat-trick of exams, the teacher called him an idiot.

    Idiot, Idiotin, Narr

    идио́тidiót, идио́ткаidiótka, дура́кdurák

    ідіо́тidiót, ідіо́ткаidiótka, ду́реньdúrenʹ

    a person of subnormal intelligence

  2. (derogatory)A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.

    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.

  3. (obsolete)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.

Examples

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  1. I feel like such an idiot.

    Я почуваюся таким ідіотом.

    ruЯ чувствую себя таким дураком.

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  2. I know Tom isn't an idiot.

    Я знаю, що Том — не ідіот.

    deIch weiß, dass Tom kein Idiot ist.

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  3. I know you aren't an idiot.

    Я знаю, що ти не ідіот.

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  4. I thought Tom was a complete idiot.

    Я думав, що Том повний ідіот.

    ruЯ считал Тома полным идиотом.

    deIch hielt Tom für einen völligen Schwachkopf.

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  5. I know that you're not an idiot.

    Я знаю, що ти не ідіот.

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle English idiote, ydiote, from Old French idiote (later idiot), from Latin idiot

From Middle English idiote, ydiote, from Old French idiote (later idiot), from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”). Doublet of idiota. By surface analysis, idi- + -ot.

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