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idiot

 
 
/ˈɪdiət/ noun [C]

Translation

a stupid person or someone who is behaving in a stupid way
budala, aptal, salak
Like an idiot, I believed him.2156
idiocy
 
 
/ˈɪdiəsi/ noun [C, U]
stupid behaviour
budalalık, aptallık
2157
idiotic
 
/ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk/ adjective
stupid
aptalca, ahmakça, budalaca
an idiotic grin/idea1138
idiotically adverb
aptalca
(Definition of idiot noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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