moron
[ mawr-on ]
/ ˈmɔr ɒn /
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noun
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
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.
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Origin of moron
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/, adjectivemo·ron·ism, mo·ron·i·ty [muh-ron-i-tee], /məˈrɒn ɪ ti/, nounOther definitions for moron (2 of 2)
Morón
[ maw-rohn; Spanish maw-rawn ]
/ mɔˈroʊn; Spanish mɔˈrɔn /
noun
a city in E Argentina, SW of Buenos Aires.
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British Dictionary definitions for moron
moron
/ (ˈmɔːrɒn) /
noun
a foolish or stupid person
a person having an intelligence quotient of between 50 and 70, able to work under supervision
Derived forms of moron
moronic (mɒˈrɒnɪk), adjectivemoronically, adverbmoronism or moronity, nounWord Origin for moron
C20: from Greek mōros foolish
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