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moron Definition

mo·ron (môrän′, mōr-)

noun

  1. a retarded person mentally equal to a child between eight and twelve years old: an obsolescent term
  2. a very foolish or stupid person

Etymology: arbitrary use (by H. H. Goddard, 1866-1957, U.S. psychologist) of Gr mōron, neut. of mōros, foolish, akin to Sans mūrá-, stupid

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moron Synonyms

moron

n.

feeble-minded person, mentally handicapped person, retardate, imbecile, idiot*, simpleton*, natural*, goose*, addlepate*, dullard*, dunce*, gawk*, blockhead*, mental defective, cretin*, tomfool*, dunce*, dunderhead*, lunkhead*, muttonhead*, numskull*, dimwit*, retard*, halfwit*, boob*, dingbat*, saphead*, mutt*, loony*; see also fool 1.

Antonyms philosopher*, sage*, scientist.

moron Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Sorry shouldn't be calling people morons, I'm just getting frustrated.
  • have: He would have had 55000 morons doing ape impressions every week whilst throwing bananas at him.
  • do: Did this moron read Der Stürmer over his morning coffee?
  • employ: Why, oh, why do they employ absolute morons to write these things.
  • lose: Boy I just felt the world get lighter - we lost a moron.

Converse of subject

  • run: Maybe its just a bit much to ask given the whole thing is run by morons.
  • staff: Others are staffed with morons ( actually, most are staffed by morons ).

Adjective modifier

  • mindless: The rest of us are mindless morons shackled by our " limiting beliefs " .
  • stupid: Even the idiots of government, the stupid morons driving this idiocy are admitting that the British National Party are looking good.
  • complete: Can you not see the label on my head which reads " Complete moron " ?
  • total: But there are total morons driving all our roads!
  • few: It wasn't just a few morons either, there were several 100 even 1000 of them at our club.
  • other: While two other morons want to replace the wonderful words of the anthem with doggerel.

Noun used with modifier

  • lane: So, as a Middle lane moron should, he slowly but surely accelerated and then overtook, at an excruciatingly slow pace.
  • junkie: These joy riders can r... more Law Abider 28-6-2006 " Most of these coppers are adrenaline junkie morons.
  • adrenaline: These joy riders can r... more Law Abider 28-6-2006 " Most of these coppers are adrenaline junkie morons.
  • yobo: I got given a smack in the jaw by some lower-class yobo moron and have sustained a triple fracture of my jaw.

Preposition: in

  • hurry: Third, there is the " moron in a hurry " argument.

Preposition: with

  • tree-hugger: All that being said, however, I object to identifying these superstitious morons with the term tree-hugger.
moron Quotes

The consumer isn't a moron. She's your wife.

—Ogilvy, David