idiot

🇺🇸 /ˈɪdiət/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪdiət/
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noun
C1

a rude word for someone who acts very stupid

He called me an idiot for forgetting my keys.

R

an offensive word for a person with very low intelligence

Using the word idiot to describe someone with a disability is unkind.

translation

n. a rude word for someone who acts very stupid; an offensive word for a person with very low intelligence

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Plural idiots