HyperDic: cretin

English > 1 sense of the word cretin:
NOUNperson cretin, idiot, imbecile, moron, changeling, half-wit, retarda person of subnormal intelligence
cretin > pronunciation
Soundskriy'tahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > cretin: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA person of subnormal intelligence.
Synonymsidiot, imbecile, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard
NarrowermongoloidA person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)
Broadersimpleton, simpleA person lacking intelligence or common sense
Spanishbobo, corto, cretino, estúpido, idiota, imbécil, memo, necio, retardado, retrasado, tonto
Catalancretí, curt, gamarús, idiota, imbècil, neci, pallús, retardat, retrassat, tanoca, tòtil
Adjectivescretinousafflicted with cretinism

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