moronism

Variant of moron

moron definition

☆ mo·ron (môr′än′, 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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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