The critic dismissed the idea as cretinous, a product of shallow thinking and willful ignorance.

She cretinously dismissed the careful advice, confident that her impulsive plan would succeed.

In older medical texts, cretin was used to describe a person who failed to develop mentally and physically due to congenital hypothyroidism.

Untreated congenital hypothyroidism in infancy can result in cretinism, causing severe stunting of both physical and mental development.

After the prank went wrong, the neighbors labeled the teenagers cretins and demanded an apology.

The constant stream of sensational headlines was cretinizing readers, reducing complex issues to simplistic outrage.

The relentless spread of misinformation cretinizes public discourse and dulls critical thinking.

The tabloid's constant misinformation was intended to cretinize the electorate, reducing complex debates to mindless slogans.

The once-curious child was cretinized by years of neglect and mockery.

Historians noted regional variations in the prevalence of cretinisms during the 19th century.