moronic
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ɒn, ˈmoʊr- noun
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 (ˈmɔːrɒn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a foolish or stupid person |
| 2. | a person having an intelligence quotient of between 50 and 70, able to work under supervision |
| [C20: from Greek mōros foolish] | |
| moronic | |
| —adj | |
| mo'ronically | |
| —adv | |
| 'moronism | |
| —n | |
| mo'ronity | |
| —n | |
| moron (ˈmɔːrɒn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a foolish or stupid person |
| 2. | a person having an intelligence quotient of between 50 and 70, able to work under supervision |
| [C20: from Greek mōros foolish] | |
| moronic | |
| —adj | |
| mo'ronically | |
| —adv | |
| 'moronism | |
| —n | |
| mo'ronity | |
| —n | |
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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
an insult since 1922 and subsequently dropped from technical use. Linnæus had introduced morisis "idiocy."
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American Heritage
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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Example sentences
Instead of your moronic comment maybe you should try to understand what the article is trying to say.
What your moronic opinion makers do, affects us globally.
It's moronic, but every once in a while it comes up with something amazing.
He might have been funny at one time but now he's a pathetic bitter and moronic d-bag.
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