Dimwitted vs Idiot - What's the difference?
dimwitted | idiot |
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(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
As an adjective dimwitted
is .As a noun idiot is
(slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design.dimwitted
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Adjective
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idiot
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Alternative forms
* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- 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.