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/iˈðjo.ta/

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Translation

idiot, fool

Word origin

From Latin idiota ('uneducated person, layman'), from Greek idiotes ('private person, layman'), from idios ('one's own').

Origin
Greek
Root
idiotes
English cognates
idiot, idiotic

Grammar

Gendercommon

Examples

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Only an idiot would make such an obvious mistake.

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Do not be an idiot and think carefully before deciding.

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He treated me like an idiot in front of the whole team.

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That idiot left the keys inside the car again.

haberlo .

I felt like an idiot for not having noticed sooner.

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This word is part of lesson 9.