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{
"term": "stupid",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "showing a lack of thought or good judgement",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a stupid mistake/question/idea"
},
{
"text": "It was a pretty **stupid thing** to do."
},
{
"text": "You've been warned, so don't do anything stupid."
},
{
"text": "I was **stupid enough** to believe him."
},
{
"text": "**It was stupid of you** to get involved."
},
{
"text": "That was just **plain stupid**!"
},
{
"text": "We made some **incredibly stupid **business mistakes."
},
{
"text": "Success has made him stupid."
},
{
"text": "The situation is getting stupid."
},
{
"text": "a crassly stupid thing to do"
},
{
"text": "Don't be so stupid."
}
],
"synonyms": "foolish, silly",
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"phrases": ["be too stupid to do something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "not clever or intelligent; slow to learn or understand",
"labels": "(sometimes offensive)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He'll manage—he isn't stupid."
},
{
"text": "Forgetting my notes made me **look stupid**."
},
{
"text": "She always makes me **feel really stupid**."
},
{
"text": "She's too stupid to realize that she'd be happier without him."
},
{
"text": "He's stupid enough to believe anything."
},
{
"text": "I decided it was best to act stupid."
},
{
"text": "I felt really stupid when I realized what had happened."
},
{
"text": "I'm not entirely stupid. I checked the train times before we came out."
},
{
"text": "My sister made me look stupid in front of all my friends."
},
{
"text": "Her teachers thought she was stupid, but in fact she couldn't hear properly."
},
{
"text": "I think he's the stupidest person I've ever met."
},
{
"text": "What are you talking about, you stupid man?"
},
{
"text": "You stupid idiot! Put that gun down!"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"phrases": ["be too stupid to do something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used to emphasize that you are annoyed with somebody/something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I can't get the stupid thing open!"
},
{
"text": "Get your stupid feet off the chair!"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstjuːpɪd/",
"audio": "st/stupid/stupid__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstuːpɪd/",
"audio": "st/stupid/stupid__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French stupide or Latin stupidus, from stupere ‘be amazed or stunned’."
}