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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bewakoofi
"उसका निर्णय पूरी तरह से बेवकूफी था।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely foolish or stupid.
"His idiotic decision to invest all his savings in a failing business left him broke." - 2
Relating to or characteristic of an idiot.
"The idiotic behavior of the pranksters annoyed everyone at the party."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'idiotic' originates from the Greek word 'idiotes', meaning 'private citizen' or 'layman', which evolved in Latin to 'idioticus' and later entered English in the late 19th century, reflecting a shift towards describing foolishness or lack of intelligence.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Idiotic"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Idiotic" is said worldwide
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idiotique
Transliteration: idiotique
"Sa décision était tout simplement idiotique."
idiotisch
Transliteration: idiotisch
"Sein Verhalten war einfach nur idiotisch."
idiotico
Transliteration: idiotico
"La sua scelta era davvero idiotica."
idiota
Transliteration: idiota
"Su decisión fue realmente idiota."
idiota
Transliteration: idiota
"A decisão dele foi completamente idiota."
बेवकूफी
Transliteration: bewakoofi
"उसका निर्णय पूरी तरह से बेवकूफी था।"
愚蠢的
Transliteration: yú chǔn de
"他的决定真是愚蠢的。"
어리석은
Transliteration: eoriseogeun
"그의 결정은 정말 어리석었다."
愚かな
Transliteration: orokana
"彼の決定は本当に愚かなものでした。"
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