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daft | idiot |

As an adjective daft

is insane, mad.

As a noun idiot is

a person of low general intelligence.

daft

English

(wikipedia daft)

Adjective

(er)
  • insane, mad
  • silly
  • stupid
  • Synonyms

    * soft

    Derived terms

    * as daft as a brush

    Anagrams

    *

    idiot

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
  • usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
  • (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * genius