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- Dictionarycretin/ˈkrɛt(ɪ)n/
noun
- 1. a stupid person (used as a general term of abuse). informal, derogatory
- 2. a person whose mental and physical development has been impaired by a deficiency of thyroid hormone in fetal or early life. dated
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A cretin is a person with a rare condition caused by low thyroid hormone, or an offensive term for a stupid or vulgar person. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and history of the word cretin from Merriam-Webster.
CRETIN definition: 1. an offensive word for a person who is considered to be very stupid or unpleasant 2. an offensive…. Learn more.
The English language has no shortage of cruel names for people, and one of them is cretin, which is what you’d call someone who is very, very dumb in the head. Back before cretin meant “a stupid person,” it was a medical term for a physical deformity that came from a specific disease.
A cretin is a person with cretinism, a condition caused by thyroid deficiency, or a very stupid person. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and synonyms of cretin from Collins Dictionary.
Cretin definition: (no longer in technical use) a person with cretinism. . See examples of CRETIN used in a sentence.
Cretin is an offensive word for a very stupid person, derived from French crétin, meaning 'Christian'. Learn more about its origin, usage and synonyms in this dictionary entry.
A cretin is a person with cretinism, a condition caused by iodine deficiency, or a person considered to be extremely stupid. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of the word cretin in this online dictionary.
