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idiot/fool /'idiat, fu:I, [n C] someone who does something very stupid or embarrassing: You lost the tickets? How could you be such a fool? I Some idiot in a fast car was trying to overtake me. be a/ool/idiot to do sth I realized later that I was a fool to believe all his lies, make a /001 о/ у ours elf (=do something that makes you seem very stupid) Sorry I made such a fool of myself yesterday. I had far too much to drink.

childish 'tjaildij/ [adj] someone who is childish annoys you by being unreasonable and unhelpful, or by complaining and being rude, as if they were a small child: He said he wouldn't go out with us if Jerry was going too - he's so childish! I It would be very childish to walk past without saying hello.

immature /,1тэЧ/оэг<*||-'юэг<</ [adjl someone who is immature behaves as if they were younger than they really are, so they are not as sensible or responsible as you expect them to be: Teenage boys are often more immature than girls. I I was 19 when I went to college, but still very immature.

stupid things that people do or say

Stupid "stjuip'dll'stu:- ' [adj] stupid questions. ideas, actions, or situations annoy you because they show a lack of sensible thinking or good judgement: It's a stupid idea and it'll never work, a stupid question/remarJc/comment Of course you have to pay! What a stupid question!

a stupid thing to do/say You followed her home? That was a really stupid thing to do.

it is stupid to do stH I think it's stupid

not to keep copies of your work on disk.

dumb d,\ni; [adj] INFORMAL, ESPECIALLY AMERican stupid: She s always asking such dumb questions. I Don't do anything dumb, or they might shoot you!

Silly 'sili [adj] silly behaviour, jokes, mistakes etc show that someone is not very sensible or serious or does not think carefully about what they do: I'm tired of Paul and his silly jokes. I Her work is rather careless, and she keeps making the same silly mistakes.

a silly tKiag to do/say / had locked myself out, which was a silly thing to do.

silly - sillier - silliest

Crazy /kreizi [adj] crazy ideas, plans, or

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situations make you feel annoyed or very surprised, because they are not at all sensible or reasonable: Ian's got a crazy plan to drive all the way across Africa. I / don't know why I thought we'd be happy together. It was a crazy idea. I The farmers can make more money by not planting crops - it's crazy, isn't it?

Don't say 'very crazy'. Say completely/totally/absolutely crazy: "There's only one computer for a class of 35 students." "That's absolutely crazy."

not intelligent

not very bright/not very intelligent mot veri brait, not veri in'tel^d^nt,

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[adj] someone who is not very bright or not very intelligent is unable to learn and understand things quickly and easily: Sometimes I think that woman just isn't very bright. I Franco works hard but he isn't really very intelligent.

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Stupid stju:p^d||'stu:-/ [adj) not at all intelligent: She ta/ks to us as if we're com- pletely stupid. I Poor Larry's too stupid to realize when you're making fun of him.

It is rude to say someone is stupid, so usually we say that they are not very bright or not very intelligent

dumb /dAm/ [adj] informal, especially american not at all intelligent: The athletic guys were seen as 'cute but dumb'. I You're so dumb, Clarissa!

/Oik/ [adj] British informal not at all intelligent. He's a nice boy, but he's a bit thick, isn't he?

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crazy - crazier - craziest

ridiculous/absurd /n'dikj^bs, 9b's3:rd [adj] use this about plans, suggestions, situations etc which are so stupid that you cannot believe anyone would think of them or allow them to happen: They're asking a ridiculous rent for that apartment. I What an absurd suggestion! it is ridiculous/absurd that /t's ridicu lous that you have to wait six weeks to get the books you ordered.

irrational /1'гж|>пэ1/ [ad/] irrational actions, feelings, or beliefs are not based on clear thinking or sensible reasons: an irrational fear of flying in airplanes I irrational behaviour

daft /dorft|daeft/ [adj] British stupid, but often also amusing: Is this another one of your daft ideas? 1 What a daft thing to say!

what you talk about, write about

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something that you talk about, write about etc

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subject /'SAbd3ikt/ [n C] something that is talked about or written about, for example at a meeting, in an essay or newspaper article, or in a conversation: I read a lot of books about astronomy. It's a very interesting subject. I We talked about all sorts of subjects.

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the subject of crime/racism/animal rights etc (=crime etc as a subject that people write about or talk about) Until

about 20 years ago, the subject of the environment was hardly ever discussed. change the subject (=start talking about something different) I could see John was embarrassed, so / changed the subject.

Q thing 'Bit}/ [n CI spoki.n something that people talk about or think about; The first thing we have to discuss is the price. ! / had a lot of things to think about.

topic /'topikll'ta:-,1 [n С] a subject that people often discuss or write about, in books, newspapers, at school etc: The rise of Islam is с popular topic these days. I Our teacher gave us a list of topics to choose from. topic of conversation (=something you talk about with other people) Their main topic of conversation seems to be football.