moron

mo·ron  (môrn, mr-)

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.

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[From Greek mron, neuter of mros, stupid, foolish.]

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mo·ronic (m-rnk, mô-) adj.

mo·roni·cal·ly adv.

moronism, mo·roni·ty (m-rn-t, mô-) n.

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moron [ˈmɔːrɒn]

n

1. a foolish or stupid person

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

[from Greek mōros foolish]

moronic  [mɒˈrɒnɪk] adj

moronically  adv

moronism , moronity n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	moron - a person of subnormal intelligence   changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, retard mongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	2.	Moron - a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires Argentina, Argentine Republic - a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America

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moron

noun fool, idiot, dummy (slang), berk (Brit. slang), charlie (Brit. informal), tosser (Brit. slang), dope (informal), jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), ass, plank (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), bonehead (slang), chump, dunce, imbecile, cretin, oaf, simpleton, airhead (slang), dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, blockhead, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), halfwit, dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), weenie (U.S. informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), dunderhead, numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), mental defective, fuckwit (taboo slang), thickhead, muttonhead (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull I used to think that he was a moron.

Translations

moron [ˈmɔːrɒn] N (Med) → retrasado/a m/f mental → imbécil mf

moron [ˈmɔːrɒn] n (offensive) → idiot(e) m/f, minus m/f

moron

n (Med) → Geistesschwache(r) mf, → Debile(r) mf (spec); (inf) → Trottel m (inf), → Schwachkopf m (inf); you’re such a moron! (inf) → du bist echt grenzdebil! (inf)

moron [ˈmɔːrɒn] n (fam) → idiota m/f, deficiente m/f