Idiot vs Stupor - What's the difference?
idiot | stupor |
(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.
A state of reduced consciousness or sensibility.
A state in which one has difficulty in thinking or using one’s senses.
As nouns the difference between idiot and stupor
is that idiot is a person of low general intelligence while stupor is a state of reduced consciousness or sensibility.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.