Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A person who lacks good sense or judgment and often makes foolish decisions.
Idiot
/ˈɪdiət/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Those idiots chose freedom, and what came of it?
Keep close to that idiot girl.
Ugh, you idiot!'
Etymology:
Derived from the Greek word idiōtēs meaning private person, layman, used derogatorily in Latin as idiota to mean ignorant person. Used in English from the late Middle Ages.
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