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idiotic

/ˌɪd.iˈɒt.ɪk/

ADJECTIVE

1. Extremely foolish or stupid

Showing a severe lack of good judgment, common sense, or intelligence; behaving in a way that is unreasonable or obviously foolish.

1.1. Foolish actions and decisions

Describes actions, choices, or decisions that demonstrate extremely poor judgment, carelessness, or a failure to consider obvious consequences.

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Examples

  • Ignoring the safety instructions was an idiotic decision.
  • It was idiotic to drive through the flooded road.
  • The company made an idiotic choice by ignoring its customers' complaints.

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1.2. Unintelligent or lacking common sense

Describes a person, statement, or idea that displays very little intelligence, understanding, or ability to reason sensibly. It is often insulting or strongly critical.

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  • brainless
  • dim-witted
  • doltish
  • moronic
  • witless
  • mindless
  • simpleminded
  • obtuse
  • birdbrained
  • half-witted
  • unintelligent
  • dumb

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Examples

  • His idiotic comments revealed how little he understood the subject.
  • She was tired of answering the same idiotic questions.
  • The character's idiotic behavior made the situation even worse.

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ADJECTIVE

2. Ridiculous or absurd

So unreasonable, nonsensical, or lacking in logic that it appears laughable or impossible to take seriously.

2.1. Nonsensical ideas and statements

Describes ideas, arguments, explanations, or statements that are illogical, absurd, or completely lacking in sense.

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  • His idiotic explanation only made the problem more confusing.
  • The proposal was so idiotic that nobody took it seriously.
  • They rejected the idiotic claim because it had no supporting evidence.

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