The English idiot originally meant “ignorant person,” but the more usual reference now is to a person who lacks basic intelligence or common sense rather than education.

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An idiot, in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person. "Idiot" was formerly a technical term in legal and psychiatric contexts for some kinds of profound intellectual disability where the mental age is two …

IDIOT definition: an utterly foolish or senseless person. See examples of idiot used in a sentence.

If you call someone an idiot, you are showing that you think they are very stupid or have done something very stupid.

IDIOT definition: 1. a stupid person or someone who is behaving in a stupid way: 2. a stupid person or someone who…. Learn more.

Definition of idiot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6 days ago · Only an idiot would fail this exam. After failing a hat-trick of exams, the teacher called him an idiot.

An idiot is a term used to describe someone who acts in a way that lacks intelligence, common sense or rationality. It is often used as an insult, implying that the person is foolish, uninformed and engaging …

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!