stupid

English

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Etymology

From Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus (“struck senseless, amazed”), from stupeō (“be amazed or confounded, be struck senseless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup- (“to wonder”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tu- (“to stand, stay”). Cognate with Old High German stubarōn (“to be astonished, be stunned, be blocked”). Related also to Old English stoppian (“to block, stop”). See stop.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈst(j)uːpɪd/, /ˈst(ʃ)uːpɪd/ X-SAMPA: /"st(j)u:pId/
• IPA: /ˈʃtjuːpɪd/ (UK, Northern)

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Adjective

stupid (comparative stupider or more stupid, superlative stupidest or most stupid)

1. Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.

   Because it's a big stupid jellyfish!

2. To the point of stupor.

   Neurobiology bores me stupid.

3. (archaic) Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
   • 1702 Alexander Pope, Sappho 128:

     No sigh to rise, no tear had pow'r to flow, Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of woe.

4. (archaic) Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
   • 1744 George Berkeley, Siris §190:

     Were it not for [fire], the whole wou'd be one great stupid inanimate mass.

5. (slang) Amazing.

   That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!

6. (profane) damn, annoying, darn

   I fell over the stupid wire.

Synonyms

• dense, dumb, gumby, retarded, unintelligent
• (especially in the Caribbean) stupidy
• See also Wikisaurus:stupid

Derived terms

Terms derived from stupid (adj.)

stupe stupefy stupid-ass

stupidity stupidly stupidness

Related terms

• stupor
• stupendous

Translations

lacking in intelligence

• Arabic: غبي (ğábi)
• Bengali: মূর্খ (bn)
• Buginese: ᨅᨛᨂᨚ
• Bulgarian: глупав (bg) (glúpav) m, тъп (bg) (tǎp)
• Catalan: toix (ca) m, estúpid (ca) m, bèstia (ca) m and f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 笨 (cmn) (bèn), 蠢 (cmn) (chǚn), 呆 (cmn) (Dai), 愚 (cmn) (Yǘ)

• Cornish: gocki (kw)
• Czech: hloupý (cs) m
• Danish: dum (da)
• Dutch: dom, domme, onverstandig, onverstandige, stom, stomme
• Esperanto: stulta (eo)
• Estonian: rumal, loll, nõme
• Finnish: tyhmä (fi), typerä (fi)
• French: stupide (fr) m and f, bête (fr) f
• Georgian: სულელი (ka) (suleli)
• German: dumm (de), doof (de), blöd (de)
• Greek: βλάκας (el) (vlákas), ηλίθιος (el) (ilithios), ανόητος (el) (anoitos)
• Hebrew: טִיפֵּש (he) (tipésh) m, מטופש (he) (metupásh) m
• Hindi: मूर्ख (hi) (mūrkh), नासमझ (hi) (nāsamajh)
• Hungarian: buta (hu)
• Ido: stupida (io)
• Indonesian: bebal (id)
• Italian: stupido (it), scemo (it)
• Japanese: 馬鹿 (baka), 馬鹿げた (bakageta), 間抜け (manuke), 愚か (oroka)
• Jèrriais: niais
• Korean: 어리석은 (ko) (oerisoegeun)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: گه‌وج, بێ عه‌قڵ

• Latin: stultus (la), stupidus (la)

• Latvian: stulbs (lv), muļķīgs (lv), dumjš (lv)
• Malay: bodoh (ms), ahmak (ms), baghal (ms), bahlul (ms), bangang (ms), bebal (ms), benak (ms), bengap (ms), bingung (ms), bongak (ms), bongok (ms), congong (ms), dogol (ms), dongok (ms), dungu (ms), goblok (ms), hamik (ms), jahil (ms), palui (ms), pandik (ms), pongah (ms), pusung (ms), sementung (ms), songor (ms), tolol (ms), tongong (ms)
• Norwegian: dum (no)
• Persian: احمق (fa) (ahmaq), کودن (fa) (kodan)
• Polish: głupi (pl)
• Portuguese: estúpido (pt)
• Romanian: stupid (ro), prost (ro)
• Russian: глупый (ru) (glúpyj), тупоумный (ru) (tupoúmnyj), неумный (ru) (neúmnyj), дурной (ru) (durnój)
• Sanskrit: अज्ञान (sa) (ajñāna), मूर्ख (sa) (mūrkha), मूढ (sa) (mūḍha), निर्बुद्धि (sa) (nirbud'dhi)
• Scottish Gaelic: gòrach, baoghalta, doilleir, amaideach (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: глу̑п (sh) m, тупоуман (sh) m, тупоглав (sh) m, блесав (sh) m

  Roman: glȗp (sh) m, tupouman (sh) m, tupoglav (sh) m, blesav (sh)

• Slovene: neumen (sl)
• Spanish: estúpido (es) m, menso (es) m gilí (es), pendejo (es) m
• Sundanese: béno (su)
• Swedish: dum (sv), omtöcknad (sv)
• Tagalog: bobo (tl), tanga (tl)
• Tamil: முட்டாள் (ta)
• Telugu: తెలివితక్కువ (te) (telivitakkuva), బుద్ధిలేని (te) (buddhilEni), తెలివి లేని (te) (telivi lēni)
• Turkish: aptal (tr), salak (tr), bön (tr), ahmak (tr), ahmaklar (tr) pl
• Urdu: بے وقوف (ur) (be-vaqūf), ناسمجھ (ur) (nāsamajh)
• Vietnamese: ngu (vi), ngu ngốc (vi)
• Welsh: twp (cy)

To the point of stupor

• Dutch: idioot (nl), idiote (nl)
• Italian: stupefatto (it) m
• Portuguese: (literally) estupidificado (pt) m, (literally) estupidificada (pt) f

• Serbo-Croatian: zatupljujući (sh)
• Spanish: estupefacto (es) m

slang: amazing

• Japanese: イカす (ikasu), カッコイイ (kakkoī), サイコー (saikō), シブい (shibui)

• Portuguese: (literally) estupidificante (pt)

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Translations to be checked

• Mandarin: 愚笨的 (yúbèn de)
• Latin: stupidus

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989

Adverb

stupid (comparative more stupid, superlative most stupid)

1. (slang, dated) Extremely.

   My gear is stupid fly.

Translations

slang, dated: Extremely

• Japanese: ダサい (dasai), イカす (ikasu), カッコイイ (kakkoī), サイコー (saikō), シブい (shibui)
• Latin: stupide (la)

• Portuguese: (literally, slang) estupidamente (pt)

Noun

stupid (plural stupids)

1. A stupid person; a fool.
   • 1910, Saki, ‘The Strategist’, Reginald in Russia:

     ‘You stupid!’ screamed the girls, ‘we've got to guess the word.’

   • 1922, Elizabeth G. Young, Homestead ranch

     "What a stupid I am!" Harry exclaimed, as she watched the man ride away in the distance.

   • 1996, Anita Rau Badamim, Tamarind Mem

     At least those stupids got their money's worth out of this country before they burnt their lungs out.

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin stupidus (“senseless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stupiːd/, [sd̥uˈpʰiðˀ]

Adjective

stupid (neuter stupidt, definite and plural stupide)

1. oafish
2. stupid (lacking in intelligence)

Related terms

• stupiditet

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Romanian

Etymology

French stupide, Latin stupidus

Pronunciation

• IPA: [stuˈpid]

Adjective

stupid ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. stupid

Synonyms

• prost, tâmpit, idiot

Declension

declension of stupid

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	stupid		stupidă	stupizi	stupide
	definite	stupidul		stupida	stupizii	stupidele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	stupid		stupide	stupizi	stupide
	definite	stupidului		stupidei	stupizilor	stupidelor

Adverb

stupid

1. stupidly

Related terms

• stupiditate