idiots

noun

(derogatory) A person of low general intelligence.

(derogatory) A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.

(slang, derogatory) A proponent of intelligent design.

(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30.

adjective

(uncommon) Idiotic, stupid.

Roots

idiosidio- · Greek · own, private

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