Idiotic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

insanely irresponsible

incongruous;inviting ridicule

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪdɪˈɑːɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɪdɪˈɑːɾɪk/.

Examples

an idiotic idea
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
that's a cockeyed idea

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crackbrained cockeyed ludicrous imbecilic ridiculous imbecile preposterous derisory nonsensical laughable absurd

Parts of Speech

adjective	insanely irresponsible “an idiotic idea”
adjective	incongruous;inviting ridicule “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”
adjective	having a mental age of three to seven years

Word Forms

absurdity	noun	a ludicrous folly
absurdness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
deride	verb	treat or speak of with contempt
ridiculousness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
imbecility	noun	retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
imbecile	noun	a person of subnormal intelligence
idiot	noun	a person of subnormal intelligence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

idiotisch

wahnsinnig verantwortungslos

🇫🇷French

idiot

incroyablement irresponsable

🇪🇸Spanish

idiota

increíblemente irresponsable

🇮🇹Italian

idiota

follemente irresponsabile

🇳🇱Dutch

idioot

waanzinnig onverantwoord

🇵🇹Portuguese

idiota

incrivelmente irresponsável

🇷🇺Russian

идиотский

безумно безответственный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्खतापूर्ण

बेहद गैरजिम्मेदाराना

🇧🇩Bengali

ইডিওটিক

উন্মাদভাবে দায়িত্বজ্ঞানহীন

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்

மிகவும் பொறுப்பற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఖుడు

పిచ్చి బాధ్యతారహితమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

अत्यंत बेजबाबदार

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

અત્યંત બેજવાબદાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖ

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಬೇಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഡ്ഢി

ഭ്രാന്തമായി നിരുത്തരവാദിത്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖ

ਬਹੁਤ ਗੈਰ-ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیوقوف

انتہائی غیر ذمہ دارانہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

白痴

极其不负责任

🇯🇵Japanese

愚かな

めちゃくちゃ無責任

🇰🇷Korean

바보 같은

미친듯이 무책임하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngu ngốc

cực kỳ vô trách nhiệm

🇹🇭Thai

งี่เง่า

ขาดความรับผิดชอบอย่างบ้าคลั่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bodoh

sangat tidak bertanggung jawab

🇵🇭Filipino

tulala

nakakabaliw na iresponsable

🇲🇾Malay

bodoh

sangat tidak bertanggungjawab

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غبي

غير مسؤول بجنون

🇮🇷Persian

احمق

دیوانه وار غیر مسئولانه

🇹🇷Turkish

aptalca

delicesine sorumsuz

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִידיוֹטִי

חסר אחריות בטירוף

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