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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesblödsinnig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bløt-zin-nik
"Das ist ein blödsinniger Fehler."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely foolish, idiotic, or senseless.
"He quit his job on a damn-fool impulse without having another lined up."
- 1
A thoroughly foolish or incompetent person.
"I felt like a damn-fool when I realized I was trying to open a push door by pulling it."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a colloquial compound combining 'damn', used as an intensive adjective derived from condemnation, with 'fool', stemming from the Old French 'fol' (derived from Latin 'follis', meaning a windbag or bellows). It emerged in American and British English during the 19th century as an emphatic descriptor for extreme foolishness or stupidity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Damn-fool" is said worldwide
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idiot
Transliteration: ee-dyo
"C'est une idée de fou."
blödsinnig
Transliteration: bløt-zin-nik
"Das ist ein blödsinniger Fehler."
sciocco
Transliteration: shok-ko
"Ha fatto una mossa da sciocco."
estúpido
Transliteration: es-tu-pee-do
"Cometió un error estúpido."
estúpido
Transliteration: is-tu-pee-du
"Foi uma ideia estúpida."
बेवकूफ़ाना
Transliteration: bevkoofana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक बेवकूफ़ाना हरकत थी।"
愚蠢的
Transliteration: yúchǔn de
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个愚蠢的错误。"
터무니없는
Transliteration: teomuni-eopsneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그것은 터무니없는 짓이었다."
ばかげた
Transliteration: bakageta
Script: 日本語
"それはばかげた間違いだった。"
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