Idjit vs. Idiot

By Jaxson

  • Idiot

    Idiot was formerly a legal and psychiatric category of profound intellectual disability in which a person’s mental age is two years or less, and he or she cannot guard against common dangers. Along with terms like moron, imbecile, and cretin, the term is now archaic and offensive, and was replaced by the term “profound mental retardation” (which has itself since been replaced by other terms).Nowadays, “idiot” is a derogatory term for a stupid or foolish person.

Wikipedia
  • Idjit (noun)

    pronunciation spelling of idiot

  • Idiot (noun)

    A person of low general intelligence.

  • Idiot (noun)

    A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.

  • Idiot (noun)

    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.

  • Idiot (adjective)

    , stupid

Wiktionary
  • Idiot (noun)

    a stupid person.

  • Idiot (noun)

    a person of low intelligence.

Oxford Dictionary

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