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Dictionary: mo·ron   (môr'ŏn', mōr'-) pronunciation
 
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 mōron, neuter of mōros, stupid, foolish.]

moronic mo·ron'ic (mə-rŏn'ĭk, mô-) adj.
moronically mo·ron'i·cal·ly adv.
moronism mo'ron'ism or mo·ron'i·ty (mə-rŏn'ĭ-tē, mô-) n.
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n

Definition: very stupid person
Antonyms: brain


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: One who is able to develop mentally only to the age of eight to twelve years old.

pronunciation The computer is a moron. — Peter F. Drucker.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fjols, idiot

Nederlands (Dutch)
imbeciel, oen, zwakzinnige

Français (French)
n. - crétin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Trottel, Schwachsinniger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διανοητικά/πνευματικώς καθυστερημένος, ηλίθιος

Italiano (Italian)
imbecille

Português (Portuguese)
n. - débil-mental (m)

Русский (Russian)
слабоумный

Español (Spanish)
n. - imbécil, retrasado mental

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - debil (person), idiot

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
低能者, 痴愚者, 笨人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 低能者, 癡愚者, 笨人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 저능아

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 魯鈍, ばか

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الأبله, الغبي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רפה-שכל, מטומטם‬


 
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