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cretin
cre·tin C0743500 (krēt′n)n. Often Offensive 1. A person with cretinism.2. A person considered to be foolish or unintelligent.
[French crétin, from Franco-Provençal, person with cretinism (formerly common in Alpine valleys because of insufficient iodine in the local diet), from Vulgar Latin *christiānus, Christian, human being, poor fellow, from Latin Chrīstiānus, Christian; see Christian.]
cre′tin·oid′ (-oid′) adj.cre′tin·ous (-əs) adj.cretin (ˈkrɛtɪn) n1. (Pathology) old-fashioned a person afflicted with cretinism2. offensive a person considered to be extremely stupid[C18: from French crétin, from Swiss French crestin, from Latin Chrīstiānus Christian, alluding to the humanity of such people, despite their handicaps] ˈcretinˌoid adj ˈcretinous adjcre•tin (ˈkrit n; esp. Brit. ˈkrɛt n)
n. 1. a person affected with cretinism. 2. a stupid, obtuse, or boorish person. [1770–80; < French; Franco-Provençal creitin, crestin human being, literally, Christian (hence one who is human despite deformities)] cre′tin•ous, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cretin - a person of subnormal intelligence changeling, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retardmongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense |
cretinnounSlang. One deficient in judgment and good sense:ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.Informal: dope, gander, goose.Slang: ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.Translationscretin (ˈkretin) noun1. a person who is mentally subnormal and physically deformed. 呆小病患者 白痴病患者2. an idiot, used as a term of contempt and abuse. 白癡 白痴cretin
cretin Medicine, dated a person afflicted with cretinism: a mentally retarded dwarf with wide-set eyes, a broad flat nose, and protruding tongue cretin[′krēt·ən or ′kret·ən] (medicine) An individual afflicted with cretinism. cretin
cretin [kre´tin] old term for a person with cretinism; now considered offensive.cre·tin (kreh'tin, krē'tin), 1. Obsolete term for a patient exhibiting cretinism. 2. Obsolete term for anyone exhibiting congenital hypo-thyroidism. [Fr. crétin] cretin (krēt′n)n. Often Offensive 1. A person with cretinism.2. A person considered to be foolish or unintelligent.
cre′tin·oid′ (-oid′) adj.cre′tin·ous (-əs) adj.cretin Congenital hypothyroidism Endocrinology A person with defective thyroxine or thyroglobulin synthesis Etiology Goiter, iodine deficiency in the mother while pregnant; thyroid gland defects–aplasia, hypoplasia or dysgenesis Clinical Cold intolerance, serosal effusions, myxedema, ↓ metabolic rate, ↑ cholesterol, profound mental retardation–hypothyroid idiocy, ↓ growth. See Thyroid gland. cre·tin (kret'in) An obsolete term for a person exhibiting cretinism caused by congenital severe hypothyroidism.[Fr. crétin]cretin a person suffering or who has suffered from serious reduction in THYROID GLAND activity during development. Cretins shows slow growth, pot belly, gross intellectual deficiency and retarded sexual development, and tend to die young (at eight to ten years).cre·tin (kret'in) 1. Obsolete term for a patient exhibiting cretinism. 2. Obsolete term for anyone exhibiting congenital hypothyroidism. This offensive term should be avoided.[Fr. crétin]CRETIN
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cretin
Related to cretin: creatineSynonyms for cretinnoun one deficient in judgment and good senseSynonyms- ass
- fool
- idiot
- imbecile
- jackass
- mooncalf
- moron
- nincompoop
- ninny
- nitwit
- simple
- simpleton
- softhead
- tomfool
- dope
- gander
- goose
- ding-dong
- dip
- goof
- jerk
- nerd
- schmo
- schmuck
- turkey
Synonyms for cretinnoun a person of subnormal intelligenceSynonyms- changeling
- half-wit
- idiot
- imbecile
- moron
- retard
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