cretin

See also crétin

English

Etymology

From French crétin (dialectal form of chrétien), from Vulgar Latin christianus, from Latin Christianus, in the lost sense of 'unfortunate person'.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɹɛtn̩/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkɹiːtn̩/
• Homophones: Cretan (US only)

Noun

cretin (plural cretins)

1. (pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
2. (pejorative) An idiot.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:idiot

Derived terms

• cretinism
• cretinize
• cretinoid
• cretinous

Translations

person who fails to develop due to congenital hypothyroidism

Croatian: kreten (hr) m. Czech: kretén (cs) m. Finnish: kretiini (fi) German: Kretin (de) m. Greek: κρετίνος (el) (kretínos) m.

Hungarian: kretén (hu) Polish: kretyn (pl) m. Romanian: cretin (ro) m., cretină (ro) f. Russian: кретин (ru) (kretín) m.

pejorative: an idiot

Croatian: kreten (hr) m. French: crétin (fr) m. German: Kretin (de) m. Greek: κρετίνος (el) (kretínos) m., ηλίθιος (el) (ilíthios) m. Hungarian: kretén (hu)

Polish: kretyn (pl) m. Portuguese: cretino (pt) Russian: кретин (ru) (kretín) m. Slovak: kritin (sk) pl. Spanish: cretino (es) m., cretina (es) f.

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Translations to be checked

Ido: kretino

External links

• Cretinism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Cretinism