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    cretin
    /ˈkrɛt(ɪ)n/

    noun

    • 1. a stupid person (used as a general term of abuse). informal, derogatory
    • 2. a person whose mental and physical development has been impaired by a deficiency of thyroid hormone in fetal or early life. dated

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRETIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CRETIN definition: 1. an offensive word for a person who is considered to be very stupid or unpleasant 2. an offensive…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cretinCretin Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    cretin. noun. cre· tin ˈkrē-tᵊn. plural cretins. Synonyms of cretin. 1. dated, now offensive : one affected with cretinism. 2. offensive : a stupid, vulgar, or insensitive person : clod, lout. cretinous. ˈkrē-tᵊn-əs. adjective. Did you know?

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cretinCretin - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    The English language has no shortage of cruel names for people, and one of them is cretin, which is what you’d call someone who is very, very dumb in the head. Back before cretin meant “a stupid person,” it was a medical term for a physical deformity that came from a specific disease.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › cretinCRETIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cretin definition: (no longer in technical use) a person with cretinism. . See examples of CRETIN used in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcretin noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of cretin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRETIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. (now considered offensive and no longer in technical use) a person who is affected by dwarfism and learning difficulties due to the absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion. 2. offensive slang. a stupid, obtuse, or foolish person.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › cretinCretin - definition of cretin by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Pathology) old-fashioned a person afflicted with cretinism. 2. offensive a person considered to be extremely stupid. [C18: from French crétin, from Swiss French crestin, from Latin Chrīstiānus Christian, alluding to the humanity of such people, despite their handicaps] ˈcretinˌoid adj. ˈcretinous adj.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › cretin_ncretin, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cretin. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. cretin is considered offensive.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › cretinCretin Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    cretin / ˈ kriːtn̩/ Brit / ˈ krɛtn̩/ noun. plural cretins. Britannica Dictionary definition of CRETIN. [count] informal + offensive. : a stupid or annoying person. Let me know if these cretins [= jerks, idiots] bother you.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › cretinCretin Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    From French crétin (“cretin, idiot”), from crestin, an Alpine dialectal form of chrétien, from Vulgar Latin christianus in the lost sense of 'anyone in Christendom', often with a sense of 'poor fellow'.