Definitions for idiot
idiot
id·i·ot
Spelling: [id-ee-uh t]
IPA: /ˈɪd i ət/
Idiot is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.
You can make 34 anagrams from letters in idiot (diiot).
Definitions for idiot
noun
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Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
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Psychology. (no longer in technical use; considered offensive) a person of the lowest order in a former and discarded classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years old and an intelligence quotient under 25.
Origin of idiot
1250-1300; Middle English Latin idiōta Greek idiṓtēs private person, layman, person lacking skill or expertise, equivalent to idiō- (lengthened variant of idio- idio-