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mo⋅ron

  [mawr-on, mohr-]
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–noun
1. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment.
2. Psychology. a person of borderline intelligence in a former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50 to 69.
Compare feeble-minded.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; < Gk mōrón, neut. of mōrós foolish, dull

Related forms:
mo⋅ron⋅ic  [muh-ron-ik] , adjective
mo⋅ron⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
mo⋅ron⋅ism, mo⋅ron⋅i⋅ty  [muh-ron-i-tee] , noun
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mo·ron   (môr'ŏn', mōr'-)   
n.  
  1. A stupid person; a dolt.
  2. Psychology 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.

[From Greek mōron, neuter of mōros, stupid, foolish.]
mo·ron'ic (mə-rŏn'ĭk, mô-) adj., mo·ron'i·cal·ly adv., mo'ron'ism, mo·ron'i·ty (mə-rŏn'ĭ-tē, mô-) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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