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ɒnnoun
1.
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment.
2.
Psychology. (no longer in technical use; considered offensive) a person of borderline intelligence in a former and discarded classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50 to 69.
Compare feeble-minded.
Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; < Greek mōrón, neuter of mōrós foolish, dull
1905–10, Americanism; < Greek mōrón, neuter of mōrós foolish, dull
Related forms
mo·ron·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Moron
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Example Sentences
- Calling him a moron is nothing but insulting the word "moron" itself.
- Would the next generation evaporate ''moron'' from the screen the moment it appeared? But maybe this isn't oversensitivity.
- Only a moron would believe such garbage.
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Word Origin & History
moron
1910, from Gk. (Attic) moron, neut. of moros "foolish, dull" (probably cognate with Skt. murah "idiotic;" L. morus "foolish" is a loan-word from Gk.). Adopted by the American Association for the Study of the Feeble-minded with a technical definition "adult with a mental age between 8 and 12;" used as
EXPANDan insult since 1922 and subsequently dropped from technical use. Linnæus had introduced morisis "idiocy."
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Medical Dictionary
moron mo·ron (môr'ŏn')
n.
A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
mo·ron'ic (mə-rŏn'ĭk, mô-) adj.
mo'ron'ism or mo·ron'i·ty (mə-rŏn'ĭ-tē, mô-) n.
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