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idiota

  • /ɪ.ʤɪ.ˈɔ.tɐ/, /ɪ.ˈʤɔ.tɐ/ Brazil, IPA
  • /I.dZI."O.t6/, /I."dZO.t6/ Brazil, X SAMPA

Where it comes from

Do latim idiota⁽ˡᵃ⁾, originado do grego antigo ἰδιώτης (idhiótis), "um cidadão privado, individual", derivado de ἴδιος (ídhios), "privado". Usado depreciativamente na antiga Atenas para se referir a quem se apartasse da vida pública.

Datação: século XV

adjective

  1. pejorative que diz ou faz tolices
  2. pejorative que possui caráter simplório

noun

  1. pejorative indivíduo destituído de inteligência
  2. pejorative aquele que faz idiotices
  3. Psicologia indivíduo que sofre de idiotia

Similar: burro, estúpido, ignorante, boboca, bocó, bobo, estroso, estulto, imbecil, lerdo, lorpa, maluco, néscio, otário, pacóvio, palerma, parvo, paspalhão, pateta, tolo

Thesaurus

In English

  • prick an annoying person
  • dull not bright or intelligent
  • dummy a stupid person
  • jackass foolish or stupid person
  • idiot person of low general intelligence
  • fool person with poor judgement or little intelligence
  • wanker idiot
  • foolish lacking good sense or judgement; unwise
  • twat idiot
  • oaf imbecile
  • nincompoop foolish or silly person
  • dumb stupid

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"idiota." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/idiota. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{idiota_2026,
  title = {idiota},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/idiota},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}