cretin
/ˈkretɪn/noun
उच्चारण क्रेटिन
मूर्ख, बेवकूफ़ (अपमानजनक)
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noun
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[C] offensive
a very stupid person
मूर्ख, बेवकूफ़ (अपमानजनक)
- He called the referee a cretin and was sent off.
- Calling someone a cretin is rude and insulting, so avoid the word.
- Do not call your brother a cretin; it is unkind and hurtful.
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- The driver shouted that the other man was a cretin for cutting him off.
- The comedian was criticised for using the word cretin in his show.
Synonyms idiot fool imbecile moron
Opposite genius
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[C] old-fashioned, medical
a person whose physical and mental development has been limited from birth because of a lack of thyroid hormone (now considered offensive)
जन्मजात थायरॉइड-कमी के कारण अविकसित व्यक्ति (अब अपमानजनक माना जाता है)
- Older medical books used the word 'cretin' for such patients.
- Doctors no longer use the word cretin, which was once a medical term for a condition caused by thyroid deficiency.
- Doctors once used the word cretin for a person born with a thyroid problem.
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- The word cretin appears in old medical books but is considered offensive today.
- Doctors once labelled a child with this thyroid condition a cretin, but the word is no longer used.
◇Word family
cretinism nouncretinous adjective
§Grammar and usage
Usage: The medical term today is congenital hypothyroidism, and calling anyone a cretin is insulting.
Usage: आज इसके लिए medical term congenital hypothyroidism है, और किसी को cretin कहना अपमानजनक है।