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idiot

  • /i.diˈot/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French idiot, itself borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).

noun idioți · equivalent idioată · idiot · idiotul · idioții

  1. masculine idiot; moron; imbecile

    Similar: cretin, imbecil, prost, tâmpit

adjective idioată · idioți · idioate · idiot

  1. masculine, neuter stupid; idiotic; foolish; absurd

    Similar: prost, stupid, tâmpit

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"idiot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/idiot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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idiot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/idiot

Chicago

"idiot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/idiot.

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@misc{idiot_2026,
  title = {idiot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/idiot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}