moron

[ mawr-on ]
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noun
  1. Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.

  2. Psychology. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person of borderline intelligence in a former and discarded classification of intellectual disability, having an intelligence quotient of 50 to 69.

Origin of moron

1
An Americanism first recorded in 1905–10; from Greek mōrón, neuter of mōrós “foolish, dull”

Other words from moron

  • mo·ron·ic [muh-ron-ik], /məˈrɒn ɪk/, adjective
  • mo·ron·ism, mo·ron·i·ty [muh-ron-i-tee], /məˈrɒn ɪ ti/, noun

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Other definitions for Morón (2 of 2)

Morón
[ maw-rohn; Spanish maw-rawn ]

noun
  1. a city in E Argentina, SW of Buenos Aires.

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British Dictionary definitions for moron

moron

/ (ˈmɔːrɒn) /


noun
  1. a foolish or stupid person

  2. a person having an intelligence quotient of between 50 and 70, able to work under supervision

Origin of moron

1
C20: from Greek mōros foolish

Derived forms of moron

  • moronic (mɒˈrɒnɪk), adjective
  • moronically, adverb
  • moronism or moronity, noun

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