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Meaning of stupid in English

stupid
adjective
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/ˈstjuː.pɪd/ us
/ˈstuː.pɪd/
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silly or unwise; showing poor judgment or little intelligence:
She was really stupid to quit her job like that.
Whose stupid idea was it to travel at night?
He now thinks that retiring early was a stupid thing to do.
How could you be so stupid?
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
stupid
  • stupidSome people are too stupid to realize what's bad for them.
  • foolishShe was really foolish to quit her job like that.
  • sillyIt was silly of you to go out in the sun without a hat.
  • crazyYou'd be absolutely crazy to marry that man.
  • dumbUS She was terrified of asking dumb questions.
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informal
annoying, or causing a problem:
Have your stupid book back if it's so important to you.
I hate doing this stupid exercise, I just can't get it right.
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  • That was a really stupid thing to do.
  • How could he be so stupid?
  • I'm sorry! That was a stupid thing to say - I don't know what came over me.
  • Don't be so stupid.
  • She told me it was brand new and I was stupid enough to believe her.
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stupid
noun [ as form of address ]
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uk
/ˈstjuː.pɪd/ us
/ˈstuː.pɪd/
used when talking to someone who does something stupid, to refer to them:
Don't lock it, stupid!
Not that one, stupid.
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(Definition of stupid from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

stupid | American Dictionary

stupid
adjective
us
/ˈstu·pɪd/
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lacking thought or intelligence:
I just made another stupid mistake.
infml You might say something is stupid because it annoys you:
Turn off that stupid program!

stupidity

noun [ U ] us
/stuˈpɪd·ɪ·t̬i/
Can you believe my stupidity? I locked my keys in the car!
(Definition of stupid from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of stupid

in Chinese (Traditional)
愚蠢的, 糊塗的, 欠考慮的…
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愚蠢的, 糊涂的, 欠考虑的…
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estúpido, estúpido/da [masculine-feminine, singular]…
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estúpido, idiota, imbecil…
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मूर्ख, बेअक्कल, कंटाळवाणा…
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愚かな, 頭が悪い, 愚（おろ）かな…
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dum, sløv…
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বোকা, ঠিকমতো বিচার করতে অক্ষম অথবা কম বুদ্ধিসম্পন্ন, বিরক্তিকর অথবা সমস্যাজনক…
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hloupý, otupený…
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tolol, pusing…
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ngu dại, đần độn, ngẩn người ra…
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głupi, tępy, otępiały…
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