白はく痴ち

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Meanings

idiot; idiocy

sensitive

Sensitive and potentially offensive term for a foolish person or stupidity. Use with caution; often replaced by milder words in polite conversation.

profound mental retardation

dated termmedicine

Dated medical term for severe intellectual disability; now considered offensive and replaced by terms like 重度知的障害.

〈人ひと〉を白はく痴ち呼よばわりするto call someone an idiot (as an insult)
彼かれをそんな言こと葉ばで白はく痴ち呼よばわりするのは酷ヒドすぎる。
It's too cruel to call him an idiot with words like that.
白はく痴ちのふりをするto pretend to be an idiot
彼かれは危き険けんを避さけるため、白はく痴ちのふりをした。
He pretended to be an idiot to avoid danger.

ばかN3sense 1
馬鹿 is the common, everyday word for 'fool' or 'stupid', while 白痴 is a much stronger, clinically-derived and more offensive insult.
知ち的てき障しょう害がい sense 2
知的障害 is the modern, neutral medical term for intellectual disability that has replaced the now-offensive 白痴.
アホN1sense 1
阿呆 is a colloquial, often teasing term for a fool, whereas 白痴 is a harsh insult derived from an outdated medical label.
痴ち呆ほう
白痴 is an older, equally derogatory term for a mentally deficient person, overlapping closely with 痴呆's insult sense but sounding even more archaic.

人にん sense 1
白痴 is counted with 人 when referring to a single person, as in 一人の白痴, though the word itself is rarely used this way in polite speech.

The Sino-Japanese reading of Chinese 白痴, historically used as a medical and general term for severe intellectual disability.