Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - idiot
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Idiot
idiot
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ydiote, from Latin ~a ignorant person, from Greek idiotes one in a private station, layman, ignorant person, from idios one's own, private; akin to Latin suus one's own — more at suicide Date: 14th century 1. (usually offensive) a person affected with idiocy 2. a foolish or stupid person • ~ adjective
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n. 1 colloq. a stupid person; an utter fool. 2 a person deficient in mind and permanently incapable of rational conduct. Phrases and idioms idiot board (or card) colloq. a board displaying a television script to a speaker as an aid to memory. Derivatives idiotic adj. idiotically adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L idiota ignorant person f. Gk idiotes private person, layman, ignorant person f. idios own, private ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(idiots) If you call someone an idiot, you are showing that you think they are very stupid or have done something very stupid. I knew I’d been an idiot to stay there... = fool N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid (Some idiot drove into the back of the car.) 2 old use someone who is mentally ill or has a very low level of intelligence - idiotic adj - idiotically adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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mil. abbr. Interactive Digital Input/ Output Transmitter electron. abbr. Interactive Digital Input/ Output Transmitter adult abbr. Idiots Do Increadibly Orange Things ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- early 14c., from O.Fr. idiote "uneducated or ignorant person," from L. idiota "ordinary person, layman," in L.L. "uneducated or ignorant person," from Gk. idiotes "layman, person lacking professional skill," lit. "private person," used patronizingly for "ignorant person," from idios "one's own." Idiot box "television set" is from 1959; idiot light "dashboard warning signal" is attested from 1968. Idiocy (1487) is perhaps modeled on prophet/prophecy. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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