cretin

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkɹɛtɪn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkɹiːtən/, /ˈkɹɛtən/, /ˈkɹiːtɪn/, /ˈkɹɛtɪn/

Noun

cretin (plural cretins)

1. (pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]
2. (by extension, pejorative) An idiot.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:idiot

Translations

• French: crétin
• German: Kretin
• Russian: крети́н

Translations

• French: crétin
• German: Kretin
• Italian: cretino
• Portuguese: cretino
• Russian: крети́н
• Spanish: cretino, cretina

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