Idiot Definition

ĭdē-ət

idiots

noun

idiots

A disabled person mentally equal or inferior to a child two years old.

Webster's New World

A very foolish or stupid person.

Webster's New World

A person of profound mental retardation having a mental age below three years and generally unable to learn connected speech or guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.

American Heritage

(slang, derogatory) A proponent of intelligent design.

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Other Word Forms of Idiot

Noun

Singular:

idiot

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idiots

Origin of Idiot

Middle English ignorant person from Old French idiote from Latin idiōta from Greek idiōtēs private person, layman from idios own, private s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Blend of ID (“intelligent design”) and idiot

From Wiktionary