asshead C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈæsˌhɛd/ UK /ˈæsˌhɛd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a stupid person; a blockhead Only an asshead would ignore such an obvious warning. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a stupid person; a blockhead blockheaddoltduncefoolidiotnumskullsimpleton Word family Related forms assheadasinine Etymology AI details A compound of ass (the donkey, a proverbially stupid beast) and head, denoting a person with the head of an ass; chiefly archaic, used by Shakespeare. assa Old English hēafod Old English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # asshead **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæsˌhɛd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæsˌhɛd/ ## Meanings 1. a stupid person; a blockhead ## Examples - Only an asshead would ignore such an obvious warning. ## Synonyms - blockhead - dolt - dunce - fool - idiot - numskull - simpleton ## Related Forms - ass - head - asinine ## Roots and Affixes - Root: assa - Root: hēafod ## Etymology A compound of ass (the donkey, a proverbially stupid beast) and head, denoting a person with the head of an ass; chiefly archaic, used by Shakespeare. ## AI Etymology Asshead is a compound of ass (the donkey, a proverbially stupid beast) and head, denoting a person with the head of an ass; chiefly archaic, used by Shakespeare. Important recorded forms include assa (Old English) and hēafod (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a stupid person; a blockhead. The wider family includes related words such as ass, head, and asinine. ## Topics - People & Society markdown