idiotnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɪd.i.ət/us/ˈɪd.i.ət/B2 a stupid person or someone who is behaving in a stupid way:
Some idiot left the tap running in the bathroom and there's water everywhere.
[ as form of address ] You stupid idiot - that's a month's work you've lost!
More examples
- Some idiot almost knocked me off my bike this morning.
- I just stood there gaping like an idiot - I didn't know what to say.
- I wish politicians wouldn't talk down to us as if we were idiots.
- You're acting like a complete idiot! Have you no sense?
- Any idiot with a basic knowledge of French should be able to book a hotel room in Paris.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stupid and silly people
- a right one idiom
- airhead
- asshole
- berk
- birdbrain
- dolt
- doofus
- dork
- duffer
- dullard
- muggins
- muppet
- mutt
- need
- need your head examined idiom
- simpleton
- stupid
- thicko
- tosser
- turkey
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