Difference between Cretin and Idiot

What is the difference between Cretin and Idiot?

Cretin as a noun is a person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones. while Idiot as a noun is a common term for a person of low general intelligence.

Cretin

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones. An idiot.

Idiot

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A common term for a person of low general intelligence.A medical or psychological term meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.

Example sentence: I don't mind being criticised, because I am not that easy to knock down, and no-one can destroy me. But I am bothered by the stupid people who call me dirty, brainless, and an idiot. You don't say words like these to someone who you know nothing about.

We hope you now know whether to use Cretin or Idiot in your sentence.

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