STUPID Definition & Meaning

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stupid

[ stoo-pid, styoo‑ ]

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adjective

stupider, stupidest.

lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; slow-witted.
characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless:
Sorry for asking a stupid question, but why is the answer four instead of five?
tediously boring, especially due to lack of meaning or sense; inane; pointless:
He wished he'd never come to such a stupid party.
annoying or irritating; troublesome:
Turn off that stupid radio.
in a state of stupor; stupefied:
After a twelve-hour work day, she was stupid from fatigue.
Slang. excellent; terrific.

noun

Informal. a stupid person.

stupid

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adjective

lacking in common sense, perception, or normal intelligence
usually postpositive stunned, dazed, or stupefied
stupid from lack of sleep
having dull mental responses; slow-witted
trivial, silly, or frivolous

noun

informal.
a stupid person

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Confusables Note

Stupid, ignorant, and unintelligent are all used to refer to people or things that seem to show a lack of mental resources. Stupid is the most general and most insulting term, and can describe someone lacking in intelligence, wisdom, prudence, or mental quickness. Unintelligent refers to people or things that are lacking in capacity for learning, reasoning, or understanding. Ignorant, by contrast, generally means lacking in knowledge (not necessarily lacking in intelligence).

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Derived Forms

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ˈ��ٳܱ辱��, adverb

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of stupid¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin stupidus, equivalent to ��ٳܱ�(ŧ��) “to be numb, to be stunned” + -idus -id ⁴( def )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of stupid¹

C16: from French stupide, from Latin stupidus silly, from ��ٳܱ�ŧ�� to be amazed

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Synonym Study

See dull.

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In the aftermath of Buttler's resignation, England director of cricket Rob Key said it would be "stupid" not to consider Stokes for a white-ball job.

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Ms Slinn added: "You just feel a bit stupid, don't you? You think 'how gullible can you be to give £5,000 to people you don't even know who they are?'."

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According to Jarre, Kilmer told the director, “As you know, I have a reputation for being difficult. But only with stupid people.”

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So I don’t enjoy theater that feels like it’s just for other artists, feels exclusionary or, in the worst case, just makes people feel stupid.

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The challenge of writing about “Liberation Day” is that it is so incandescently stupid it amounts to a conceptual piñata: You can whack at it from any angle and get some reward for your effort.

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