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id·i·ot·ic

(ĭd′ē-ŏt′ĭk)

adj.

1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.

2. Exhibiting profound intellectual disability. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.

id′i·ot′i·cal·ly adv.

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idiotic

(ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk)

adj

of or resembling an idiot; foolish; senseless

ˌidiˈotically adv

ˌidiˈoticalness n

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id•i•ot•ic

(ˌɪd iˈɒt ɪk)

adj.

1. of or characteristic of an idiot.

2. senselessly foolish or stupid.

Sometimes, id`i•ot′i•cal.

[1705–15; < Late Latin < Greek idiōtikós]

id`i•ot′i•cal•ly, adv.

id`i•ot′i•cal•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	idiotic - insanely irresponsible; "an idiotic idea" crackbrained insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	2.	idiotic - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" derisory, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, cockeyed foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
	3.	idiotic - having a mental age of three to seven years imbecile, imbecilic

idiotic

adjective foolish, crazy, stupid, dumb (informal), daft (informal), insane, lunatic, senseless, foolhardy, inane, fatuous, loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), moronic, imbecile, unintelligent, asinine, imbecilic, braindead (informal), harebrained, dumb-ass (slang), halfwitted What an idiotic thing to say!
brilliant, wise, intelligent, sensible, thoughtful, commonsensical

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idiotic

adjective

So senseless as to be laughable:

absurd, foolish, harebrained, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.

Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.

Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.

Translations

أبْلَه، أحْمَقسَخِيفٌ

idiotskýpitomý

idiotisk

idioottimainen

idiotski

heimskulegur

idiota stupido

ばかな

어리석은

idiotský

idiotski

idiotisk

ที่โง่เขลา

ahmakçaaptalca salakça

ngốc nghếch

白痴的白痴般的

idiotic

[ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk] ADJ [person] → idiota, imbécil; [behaviour, laughter, idea] → estúpido, idiota; [price] → desorbitado
that was an idiotic thing to do! → ¡eso que hiciste fue una idiotez or estupidez!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

idiotic

[ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk] adj → idiot(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

idiotic

adj → blöd(sinnig), idiotisch; don’t be idiotic! → sei nicht so blöd!; what an idiotic mistake to make! → so ein blöder Fehler!

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

idiotic

[ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk] adj (person) → idiota; (price, question) → assurdo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

idiot

(ˈidiət) noun

1. a foolish person. She was an idiot to give up such a good job.

2. a person with very low intelligence.

ˈidiocy noun

ˌidiˈotic (-ˈotik) adjective

ˌidiˈotically adverb

idiotic

→ سَخِيفٌ pitomý idiotisk idiotisch βλακώδης idiota idioottimainen idiot idiotski idiota ばかな 어리석은 idioot idiotisk idiotyczny imbecil идиотский idiotisk ที่โง่เขลา salakça ngốc nghếch 白痴般的

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