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idiot
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
idiot
(noun)
idiot–proof
(adjective)
idiot savant
(noun)
idiot
/
ˈ
ɪdijət/
noun
plural
idiots
idiot
/
ˈ
ɪdijət/
noun
plural
idiots
Britannica Dictionary definition of IDIOT
[
count
]
:
a very stupid or foolish person
Don't be such an
idiot
!
I really made an
idiot
of myself [=I acted very stupidly] at the party last night.
Some
idiot
[=
fool
] of a driver kept trying to pass me!
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— idiotic
/ˌɪdi
ˈ
ɑːtɪk/
adjective
[
more idiotic; most idiotic
]
an
idiotic
movie
idiotic
drivers
My behavior last night was
idiotic
.
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— idiotically
/ˌɪdi
ˈ
ɑːtɪkli/
adverb
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