“Idiots” is a form of
idiot
/ˈɪdiət/ noun, adjective
Forms idiots idjit idget eejit
- noun (derogatory) A person of low general intelligence. “Only an idiot would fail this exam.”
- noun (derogatory) A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool. “He thought people who don't like cricket are idiots. He later got into fights with people who like football.”
- noun (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30.
- adjective (uncommon) Idiotic, stupid.
- noun (slang, derogatory) A proponent of intelligent design.
Synonyms
imbecile moron retard alcatote asshat arsehole asshole bayard berk birdbrain blither bobchin bonehead bozo buffoon brickhead Charlie chucklehead chowderhead chump cretin changeling half-wit
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English idiote, ydiote, from Old French idiote (later idiot), from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”). Doublet of idiota. By surface analysis, idi- + -ot.
Blend of ID (“intelligent design”) + idiot.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office. [Obs.]
- noun An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished from the educated; an ignoramus. [Obs.]
Etymology [F. idiot, L. idiota an uneducated, ignorant, ill- informed person, Gr. Idiom.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “idiot”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details