name
Meaning 1
A commune in southwestern Haiti.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
moron
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈmɔːɹɒn/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɔːɹɒn
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/mo(ː)ɹɒn/ without the horse–hoarse merger
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/-ɑn/ without the horse–hoarse merger
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US: /ˈmoɹɑn/
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US: [ˈmo̞ɹɑn]
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CMU ARPABET: M AO1 R AA2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: imbecile, idiot, retard, maroon, alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blither, bobchin, bonehead, bozo, buffoon, brickhead, Charlie, chucklehead, chowderhead, chump, clart, clown, der-brain, dill pickle, dim bulb, dimwit, dingleberry, dipshit, dipstick, dirtbrain, div, divvo, divvy, dolt, donk, doodle, doofus, dope, dork, dote, dotterel, dullard, dumbass, dumbbell, dumbo, dumb fuck, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, dupe, fathead, fenderhead, fiddle, fuckwit, fuzznut, geck, gig, gink, goober, gooseberry, gowk, gubbins, gump, half-baked, ha'p'orth, Homer Simpson, ignoramus, jamoke, jerk, jerkoff, jolterhead, jolthead, juggins, jughead, knucklehead, lamebrain, mameluke (US (Italian-American), slang), meathead, mong, moron, mug, muggins, mushhead, nimrod, nincompoop, nit, nitwit, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, numskull, numps, numpty, nupson, oaf, pillock, pinhead, plonker, prat, shit for brains, shithead, shitwit, schmo, schmuck, smooth brain, snapperhead, softhead, sohai, sot, stupid, sucker, thickhead, tonto, tool, tosser, tosspot, tubelight, twat, twerp, twit, wally, wantwit, wazzock, yampy, addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, bimbo, blockhead, blubberbrain, Boeotian, boob, brainlet, bubblehead, bubble brain, bufflehead, cittern-head, clod, clodpate, clot, crackhead, cretin, cuckoo, deadhead, dimbo, dimbus, dingbat, ding dong, dingwad, dip, doldrum, donut, doof, doofoid, drivel, drongo, drool bucket, dumb bunny, dumb cluck, dumbhead, dumble, dumbling, dumbnut, dummkopf, dunderpate, eejit, featherbrain, fleabrain, fool, fopdoodle, galoot, gimboid, gomer, gonk, goof, goofball, goofy, goon, goose, goosecap, gorbuson, gudgeon, halfwit, ha'porth, hammerhead, inbred, jackaninny, jellybrain, knothead, lackwit, log, loggerhead, lummox, lunk, lunkhead, meatball, mental midget, mome, momo, mongoloid, mongtard, monkey, mouth breather, muttonhead, mutt, ninny, ninnyhammer, noddy, noodlehead, numbskull, peabrain, peagoose, pigwidgeon, plank, put, putz, sap, saphead, silly, simp, simpleton, space cadet, spanner, stupe, stupid-head, tard, thickskull, thicko, tomfool, toolbox, turkey, wazzer, witless wonder, yo-yo, zany, Vulgar:, ass, assclown, asshead, asstard, asswipe, buttbreath, dildo, donkey dick, Alternative spelling of dumbass., dumbfuck, dumbfucker, dumbshit, farthead, fuck-knuckle, fucktard, jackass, peckerhead, shitbrain, shitneck
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Qualifier: originally
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: imbecile, idiot, retard
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
noun
Meaning 6
a person of subnormal intelligence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: idiot, imbecile, cretin, changeling, half-wit, retard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: simpleton, simple
Narrower terms: mongoloid
History
Etymology
Coined by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from Ancient Greek μωρόν (mōrón), the neuter form of μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, dull”).
Coined by American legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin in late 20th c.; by surface analysis, mor(al) + -on. The obvious idea that the homonymy with the usual sense of moron was likely intentional has been supported by some of Dworkin's fellow philosophers.
Across languages
Translations
104 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: Moron — Commune in Haiti
- Haitian Creole: Mowon — Commune in Haiti
- Bengali: বোকা (bōka) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Bulgarian: слабоумен (slaboumen) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Bulgarian: дебил (debil) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Catalan: imbècil — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Catalan: retardat — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Chinese Mandarin: 白痴 (báichī) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Danish: debil person — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Dutch: debiel — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Finnish: lievästi kehitysvammainen — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Finnish: debiili — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- French: attardé — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- French: crétin — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- French: demeuré — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Galician: mouco — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Galician: pallouco — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Galician: bouto — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Galician: babau — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Galician: láparo — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Galician: doudo — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Galician: badío — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Galician: marmeco — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Galician: barballocas — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Galician: favilón — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- German: Schwachsinniger — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- German: Schwachkopf — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Greek: καθυστερημένος (kathysteriménos) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Ancient Greek: βλάξ (bláx) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Hungarian: gyengeelméjű — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Indonesian: bahlul — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Indonesian: bego — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Italian: imbecille — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Italian: cretino — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Italian: stupido — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Italian: deficiente — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Italian: babbeo — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Italian: idiota — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Italian: ritardato — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Italian: mongoloide — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Italian: squasimodeo — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Japanese: 低能者 (teinōsha) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Japanese: 間抜け (manuke) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Japanese: 頓痴気 (tonchiki) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Māori: tūtae tara — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Polish: debil — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Polish: przygłup — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Polish: bezmózg — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Polish: bałwan — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Portuguese: retardado — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Portuguese: débil mental — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Russian: деби́л (debíl) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Russian: приду́рок (pridúrok) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Russian: крети́н (kretín) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Russian: отморо́зок (otmorózok) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Russian: моро́н (morón) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Spanish: retrasado — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Spanish: retrasada — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Spanish: morón (Panamá) — psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Catalan: imbècil — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Catalan: subnormal — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Catalan: retardat — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Catalan: idiota — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Danish: tåbe — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Dutch: mogool — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Dutch: mongol — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Finnish: hölmö — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Finnish: tollo — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- French: andouille — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- French: débile — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- French: mongol — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: parvo — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: paspán — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: pailán — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: lores — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: babiolo — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: pasmón — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: bausán — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: buzaco — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: arnoia — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: pándeo — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: miñoto — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: balaínzo — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: babeco — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Galician: solocho — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- German: Schwachkopf — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- German: Trottel — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- German: Depp — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Greek: βλαμμένος (vlamménos) — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Greek: κρετίνος (kretínos) — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Hungarian: hülye — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Indonesian: sontoloyo — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Portuguese: babaca — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Portuguese: otário — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Serbo-Croatian: буда̀ла — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Serbo-Croatian: budàla — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Spanish: subnormal — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Spanish: retrasado — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Spanish: retardado — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Spanish: débil mental — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Spanish: imbécil — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Spanish: idiota — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Spanish: baboso — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Turkish: moron — person who makes uncool attempts to impress others