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Grammar : Noun
Spell : mawr-on, mohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔr ɒn, ˈmoʊr-


Definition of moron

Origin :
  • 1910, medical Latin, from Greek (Attic) moron, neuter of moros "foolish, dull, sluggish, stupid," probably cognate with Sanskrit murah "idiotic." Latin morus "foolish" is a loan-word from Greek. Adopted by the American Association for the Study of the Feeble-minded with a technical definition "adult with a mental age between 8 and 12;" used as an insult since 1922 and subsequently dropped from technical use. Linnæus had introduced morisis "idiocy."
  • The feeble-minded may be divided into: (1) Those who are totally arrested before the age of three so that they show the attainment of a two-year-old child or less; these are the idiots. (2) Those so retarded that they become permanently arrested between the ages of three and seven; these are imbeciles. (3) Those so retarded that they become arrested between the ages of seven and twelve; these were formerly called feeble-minded, the same term that is applied to the whole group. We are now proposing to call them morons, this word being the Greek for "fool." The English word "fool" as formerly used describes exactly this grade of child--one who is deficient in judgment or sense. [Henry H. Goddard, in Journal of Proceedings and Addresses" of the National Education Association of the United States, July 1910]
  • noun stupid person
Example sentences :
  • Moron val, who looked on, shrugged his shoulders, with a glance at his wife.
  • Extract from : « Jack » by Alphonse Daudet
  • This line is at present under construction from Nuevitas westward and from Moron both east and west.
  • Extract from : « The History of Cuba, vol. 5 » by Willis Fletcher Johnson
  • Moron died soon after of his wounds, at least I have no remembrance of seeing him afterwards.
  • Extract from : « A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. IV. » by Robert Kerr
  • The total distance from Utrera to Moron is about sixteen miles.
  • Extract from : « Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, v. 2/2 » by Charles Rochfort Scott
  • Moron and Bagac on the opposite coast each report more than a hundred.
  • Extract from : « Negritos of Zambales » by William Allan Reed
  • Moron, who was a native of Vaimo, had a small horse which was pretty well trained.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) » by Bernal Diaz del Castillo
  • Nevertheless, we were obliged to open our ranks to rescue the mare and Moron whom they were already dragging off half dead.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) » by Bernal Diaz del Castillo

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