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moronic

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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.

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

mo·ronic (m-rnk, mô-) adj.
mo·roni·cal·ly adv.
moronism, mo·roni·ty (m-rn-t, mô-) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.moronic - having a mental age of between eight and twelve years
retarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

moronic
adjective idiotic, simple, foolish, mindless, thick, stupid, daft (informal), retarded, gormless (Brit. informal), brainless, cretinous, unintelligent, dimwitted (informal), asinine, imbecilic, braindead (informal), mentally defective, dumb-ass (slang), doltish, dead from the neck up (informal), halfwitted, Boeotian, muttonheaded (slang) It was wanton, moronic vandalism.
Translations
moronic [məˈrɒnɪk] ADJimbécil
moronic [mɔːˈrɒnɪk] adj (= stupid) → idiot(e)
moronic
adj (Med) → geistesschwach, debil (spec); (inf)idiotisch (inf)
moronic [mɒˈrɒnɪk] adjcretino/a, idiota, deficiente
moronic [mɒˈrɒnɪk] adjcretino/a, idiota, deficiente


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