stupid
/'stju:pid/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Lacking intelligence or common sense: Describes a person, action, or idea that shows a significant lack of mental capacity, understanding, or good judgment.
- Dazed or stunned: Describes a state of being mentally numb or insensible, often due to shock, fatigue, or a blow.
- Dull or boring: Describes something that is uninteresting, tedious, or lacking in stimulation.
Noun:
- A stupid person: (Informal) Used to refer to a person who is not intelligent or who acts foolishly.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- That was a stupid mistake to make. (Describing a foolish action.)
- The loud noise left him feeling stupid and disoriented. (Describing a dazed state.)
- I'm bored with this stupid movie. (Describing something boring.)
Noun:
- Don't be such a stupid! (Informal, addressing someone acting foolishly.)
- "It's the economy, stupid!" (A famous political phrase emphasizing a simple, core issue.)
Advanced Usage
- "Stupid with [something]": Overwhelmed to the point of being unable to think clearly.
- He was stupid with fatigue after working three shifts.
- "Stupid is as stupid does": (Proverb) A person's intelligence is judged by their actions, not their appearance or claims.
Variants and Related Words
- Stupidity (n): The state or quality of being stupid.
- The stupidity of the plan was obvious to everyone.
- Stupidly (adv): In a stupid manner.
- He stupidly ignored all the warning signs.
- Stupefy (v): To make someone unable to think or feel properly.
- The news stupefied the entire community.
Synonyms
- Adjective (lacking intelligence): Foolish, unintelligent, idiotic, senseless, dumb.
- Adjective (dazed): Stunned, numb, groggy, bewildered.
- Adjective (boring): Dull, tedious, tiresome.
Related Phrases
- Play stupid: To pretend to be ignorant or unaware.
- He decided to play stupid when they asked him about the missing report.
- Stupid money: (Informal) An extremely large amount of money.
- They paid stupid money for that tiny apartment.
Related Idioms
- As stupid as a post/stone: Extremely stupid.
- The new intern is as stupid as a post.
- Stupid like a fox: (Ironic) Seeming stupid but actually very clever or cunning.
- Don't underestimate her; she's stupid like a fox.
Adjective
- lacking intelligence
- a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers
- in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
- he had a dazed expression on his face
- lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow
- was stupid from fatigue
- lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
Noun
- a person who is not very bright
- The economy, stupid!