/stypid/

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Translation

stupid

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Word origin

From Latin stupidus ('struck senseless, amazed, dull'), from stupere ('to be stunned or amazed').

Origin
Latin
Root
stupidus
English cognates
stupid, stupor, stupendous

Grammar

Examples

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It is stupid to take such a risk for nothing.

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He made a stupid remark in the middle of the meeting and everyone stared at him.

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I feel really stupid for not having seen that before.

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It is a stupid mistake that anyone can make.

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Do not feel stupid, the question was a difficult one.

est un adjectif invariable en genre (stupide / stupides au pluriel). Il est synonyme de idiot et bête mais avec une connotation généralement plus forte dans le registre courant. Stupidement est l'adverbe dérivé.

Stupidité (f) est le nom associé : quelle stupidité ! (how stupid!). C'est stupide (that's stupid) exprime le désaccord ou la consternation. En registre soutenu, insensé ou irrationnel sont des synonymes plus formels. Faire une stupidité (to do something stupid) est une expression courante.

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 7: stupide, obtenir, venu and 7 more words.