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Meaning of stupid in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈst(j)upəd/

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  1. Noun

    stupid

    Definitions

    1. a person who is not very bright

    Examples

    • « The economy, stupid! »
  2. Qualitative Adjective

    stupid

    Etymology

    mid 16th century: from French stupide or Latin stupidus, from stupere‘be amazed or stunned’

    Definitions

    1. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

    Synonyms

    • anserine
    • dopy
    • dopey
    • foolish
    • goosey
    • goosy
    • gooselike
    • blockheaded
    • boneheaded
    • fatheaded
    • loggerheaded
    • thick
    • thickheaded
    • thick-skulled
    • wooden-headed
    • cloddish
    • doltish
    • dense
    • dim
    • dull
    • dumb
    • obtuse
    • slow
    • gaumless
    • gormless
    • lumpish
    • lumpen
    • unthinking
    • nitwitted
    • senseless
    • soft-witted
    • witless
    • yokel-like

    Antonyms

    • smart
  3. 2. without much intelligence

    Examples

    • « a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers »

    Synonyms

    • brainless
    • headless
    • feebleminded
    • half-witted
    • slow-witted
    • imbecile
    • imbecilic
    • idiotic
    • moronic

    Antonyms

    • intelligent

See also

  • retarded
  • stupid

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