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idiot.

idiotic; stupid

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/i.djo/
  1. idiotic; stupid

Where this word comes from

From Old French idiot (cf. also the older form idiote), borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).

noun/i.djo/
  1. idiot

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French idiot (cf. also the older form idiote), borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).

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