idioot

From Middle Dutch idioot, ydioot. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˌi.diˈ(j)oːt/

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• Hyphenation: idi‧oot
• Rhymes: -oːt

idioot m (plural idioten, diminutive idiootje n)

1. an idiot

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idioot

   Zijn broer rijdt als een idioot.

   His brother drives like an idiot.

2. (dated, potentially offensive) someone with the mental age of a young child, an idiot
3. (obsolete) a layman

• vakidioot

• idiotie
• idiotisme
• idioterie
• idioterij

• → Papiamentu: idiot, idioot

idioot (comparative idioter, superlative idiootst)

1. idiotic, foolish, stupid

   De meeste inzendingen voor de liedtekst waren helaas idioot.

   Unfortunately, most mailed suggestions for the song's lyrics were idiotic.

2. annoying, irritating