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

Noun

1. Informal, derogatory a foolish or stupid person

2. (formerly) a person having an intelligence quotient of between 50 and 70 [Greek mōros foolish]

moronic adj

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) 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) 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 dumb-ass (slang) dunderhead, numpty Scot. (informal) doofus (slang), chiefly U.S. lamebrain (informal) mental defective, thickhead, muttonhead (slang) nerd or nurd (slang) numbskull or numskull, dorba or dorb Austral. (slang) bogan Austral. (slang)

Translations

moron [ˈmɔːrɔn] n → imbécil m/f

moron [ˈmɔːrɔn] n → idiot(e) → minus m/f

moron [ˈmɔːrɔn] (inf) n → Schwachkopf m

moron [ˈmɔːrɔn] n → deficiente m/f