cretin
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cre·tin
(krēt′n)n. Often Offensive
1. A person with cretinism.
2. A person considered to be foolish or unintelligent.
[French crétin, from Franco-Provençal, person with cretinism (formerly common in Alpine valleys because of insufficient iodine in the local diet), from Vulgar Latin *christiānus, Christian, human being, poor fellow, from Latin Chrīstiānus, Christian; see Christian.]
cre′tin·oid′ (-oid′) adj.
cre′tin·ous (-əs) adj.
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cretin
(ˈkrɛtɪn)n
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
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cre•tin
(ˈkrit n; esp. Brit. ˈkrɛt n)n.
1. a person affected with cretinism.
2. a stupid, obtuse, or boorish person.
[1770–80; < French; Franco-Provençal creitin, crestin human being, literally, Christian (hence one who is human despite deformities)]
cre′tin•ous, adj.
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cretin
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Translations
أجْدّب، أهْبَـلقَمـيء
kreténblbec
idiotkretiner
kretiini
kreten
kretén
fávitikretíni
kretinas
kretīnsstulbenis
kretyn
kretén
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cretin
n (Med) → Kretin m; (inf) → Schwachkopf m (inf)
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cretin
[ˈkrɛtɪn] n (fam, pej) → cretino/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cretin
(ˈkretin) noun1. a person who is mentally subnormal and physically deformed.
2. an idiot, used as a term of contempt and abuse.
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cre·tin
n. cretino-a, persona con manifestaciones de cretinismo.
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