Cretin (Noun)
Meaning
A person of subnormal intelligence.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The doctor's diagnosis revealed that the patient was a cretin, suffering from severe mental and physical disabilities due to untreated congenital hypothyroidism.
- In the 18th century, the term cretin was commonly used to describe people with mental and physical impairments caused by iodine deficiency.
- The lack of access to proper healthcare and nutrition in the rural community had led to a higher incidence of cretinism, resulting in many children born with subnormal intelligence.
- The insensitive teacher was known for ridiculing her slow-witted students, cruelly labeling them as cretins in front of their peers.
- The literary character, often depicted as a lovable but simple-minded cretin, was actually a nuanced exploration of the societal consequences of unchecked capitalism.