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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024id•i•ot /ˈɪdiət/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a completely stupid or foolish person:He was a total idiot to squander his life savings.
- Psychologyformerly, a person classified in the lowest rank of mental retardation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024id•i•ot (id′ē ət),USA pronunciation n. - an utterly foolish or senseless person.
- Psychologya person of the lowest order in a former classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years old and an intelligence quotient under 25.
- Greek idió̄tēs private person, layman, person lacking skill or expertise, equivalent. to idiō- (lengthened variant of idio- idio-, perh. by analogy with stratiōtēs professional soldier, derivative of stratiá army) + -tēs agent noun, nominal suffix
- Latin idiōta
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fool, half-wit; imbecile; dolt, dunce, numskull.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: idiot /ˈɪdɪət/ n - a person with severe mental retardation
- a foolish or senseless person
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin idiōta ignorant person, from Greek idiōtēs private person, one who lacks professional knowledge, ignoramus; see idio- |