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dotard

[ doh-terd ]

noun

  1. a person exhibiting a decline in mental faculties, especially as a result of aging.


dotard

/ ˈ»åəʊ³ÙÉ™»å /

noun

  1. a person who is weak-minded, esp through senility
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å´Ç³Ù²¹°ù»å±ô²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å´Çt²¹°ù»å·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dotard1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English doterd, dooterd, dootarde; dote, -ard
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dotard1

C14: from dote + -ard
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He exchanged “love letters†with then US President Donald Trump before their three meetings – a man he once called a “dotard†suddenly became “specialâ€.

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To them Trump is “stupidâ€, “dumbâ€, “inarticulateâ€, “a liarâ€, a “dotard†or some other derisive label.

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President Donald Trump as “a mentally deranged U.S. dotard†and called Barack Obama a monkey.

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Kim even once referred to Trump as a "dotard" after he threatened to annihilate North Korea with "fire and fury."

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Instead of consistently sounding the alarm, America's mainstream news media and the larger political class insist on depicting him as a buffoon, a dotard or a harmless curiosity.

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