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Cretin definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRETIN, n. A name given to certain deformed and helpless idiots in the Alps.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French crétin, from French dialect cretin, literally, wretch, innocent victim, from Latin christianus Christian Date: 1779 1. one afflicted with cretinism 2. a stupid, vulgar, or insensitive person ; clod, lout • cretinous adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person who is deformed and mentally retarded as the result of a thyroid deficiency. 2 colloq. a stupid person. Derivatives: cretinism n. cretinize v.tr. (also -ise). cretinous adj. Etymology: F crétin f. Swiss F. creitin, crestin f. L Christianus CHRISTIAN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cretin Cre"tin (kr[=e]"t[i^]n), n. [F. cr['e]tin; of uncertain origin.] One afflicted with cretinism.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cretins) If you call someone a cretin, you think they are very stupid. (OFFENSIVE) = moron N-COUNT [disapproval]

Moby Thesaurus

ament, born fool, clot, congenital idiot, defective, golem, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, juggins, mongoloid idiot, moron, natural, natural idiot, natural-born fool, simp, simpleton, zany, zombie