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mo·ron
 moron
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- pronunciation:
- mo
ran
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a very foolish or stupid person.
- synonyms:
- ass, blockhead, boob, clod, dolt, dummy, dunderhead, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, lamebrain, meathead, nitwit, numskull, tomfool, woodenhead
- antonyms:
- genius
- similar words:
- chump, cuckoo, deadhead, dingbat, dope, dullard, dunce, fathead, fool, goose, ignoramus, jerk, klutz, loggerhead, lout, lubber, nincompoop, ninny, oaf, sap, simpleton
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| definition 2: |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) a person who has far below normal intelligence and is judged to be unable to develop beyond a mental age of eight to twelve years.
- synonyms:
- idiot
- antonyms:
- genius
- similar words:
- half-wit, imbecile, retardate
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| related words: |
clod, dolt, idiot |
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| derivations: |
moronic (adj.), moronically (adv.), moronism (n.), moronity (n.) |
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