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How to pronounce “cretin”
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Pronunciation guide for cretin
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of cretin with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- The economic injustice of plastic
"Why, you cretin! You put yours in the white bin."
- Definition summary
- (medicine, archaic) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]
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How to pronounce cretin
The economic injustice of plastic

"Why, you cretin! You put yours in the white bin."
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “cretin”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (medicine, archaic) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]
- (by extension, derogatory) An idiot.
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