IDIOT


Meaning of IDIOT in English

id ‧ i ‧ ot S3 /ˈɪdiət/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: idiota 'person who knows nothing' , from Greek idiotes 'private person, person who knows nothing' , from idios 'own, personal, private' ]

1 . a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid:

It was all your fault, you idiot.

2 . old use someone who is mentally ill or has a very low level of intelligence

—idiotic /ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk◂ $ -ˈɑːt-/ adjective :

Stop asking such idiotic questions.

—idiotically /-kli/ adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.