idiot
41idiot — [13] The etymological idea underlying idiot is of a ‘private individual’. That is what Greek idiótēs (a derivative of ídios ‘personal, private’) originally meant. It was extended to the ordinary ‘common man’, particularly a lay person without any …
42idiot — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French ydiote, from Latin idiota ignorant person, from Greek idiōtēs one in a private station, layman, ignorant person, from idios one s own, private; akin to Latin suus one s own more at suicide Date:… …
43idiot — id·i·ot id ē ət n usu offensive a person affected with extreme mental retardation idiot adj, usu offensive …
44idiot — See moron. See moron, idiot, imbecile …
45Idiot — I·di·ot [i di̯oːt] der; en, en; verwendet als Schimpfwort für jemanden, den man für ganz dumm, ungeschickt o.Ä. hält ≈ Dummkopf || NB: der Idiot; den, dem, des Idioten || hierzu i·di·o̲·tisch Adj …
46idiot — id|i|ot [ˈıdiət] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: idiota person who knows nothing , from Greek idiotes private person, person who knows nothing , from idios own, personal, private ] 1.) a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid …
47idiot — adv. Bêtement : On va tout de même pas manger idiot ? …
48idiot — noun (C) 1 a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid: Some idiot drove into the back of the car. 2 old use someone who is mentally ill or has a very low level of intelligence idiotic, adjective idiotically / kli/ adverb …
49idiot — noun, informal that idiot was driving way too fast Syn: fool, ass, halfwit, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, moron, imbecile, simpleton; informal dope, ninny, nincompoop, chump, dimwit, dumbo, dummy …
50idiot — [ˈɪdiət] noun [C] informal someone who behaves in an extremely stupid way Diana suddenly realized what an absolute idiot she had been.[/ex] …
