Meanings
moron1
moron2
nounmoron (plural morons)
plural morons
- human sciencesA hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.
Moron3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
nounA person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna person of subnormal intelligence
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
moron · noun
- Ancient Greekμωρόν
- Englishmoron
Coined by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from Ancient Greek μωρόν (mōrón), the neuter form of μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, dull”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →moron · noun
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek βλάξ
- βλάξ (bláx)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Bengali বোকা
- বোকা (bōka)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Bulgarian слабоумен, дебил
- слабоумен (slaboumen)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- дебил (debil)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Catalan imbècil, subnormal
- imbècilperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- subnormalperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- retardatperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- idiotaperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- imbècilpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- retardatpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Chinese Mandarin 白痴
- 白痴 (báichī)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Danish tåbe, debil person
- tåbeperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- debil personpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Dutch mogool, mongol
- mogoolperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- mongolperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- debielpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Finnish hölmö, tollo
- hölmöperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- tolloperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- lievästi kehitysvammainenpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- debiilipsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
French andouille, débile
- andouilleperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- débileperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- mongolperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- attardépsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- crétinpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- demeurépsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- MoronCommune in Haiti
German Schwachkopf, Trottel
- Schwachkopfperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Trottelperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Deppperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- Schwachsinnigerpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- Schwachkopfpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Greek βλαμμένος, κρετίνος
- βλαμμένος (vlamménos)person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- κρετίνος (kretínos)person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- καθυστερημένος (kathysteriménos)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Hungarian hülye, gyengeelméjű
- hülyeperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- gyengeelméjűpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Indonesian sontoloyo, bahlul
- sontoloyoperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- bahlulpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- begopsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Italian imbecille, cretino
- imbecillepsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- cretinopsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- stupidopsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- deficientepsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- babbeopsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- idiotapsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- ritardatopsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- mongoloidepsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- squasimodeopsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Japanese 低能者, 間抜け
- 低能者 (teinōsha)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- 間抜け (manuke)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- 頓痴気 (tonchiki)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Māori tūtae tara
- tūtae tarapsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Polish debil, przygłup
- debilpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- przygłuppsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- bezmózgpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- bałwanpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Portuguese babaca, otário
- babacaperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- otárioperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- retardadopsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- débil mentalpsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Russian деби́л, приду́рок
- деби́л (debíl)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- приду́рок (pridúrok)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- крети́н (kretín)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- отморо́зок (otmorózok)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- моро́н (morón)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Spanish subnormal, retrasado
- subnormalperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- retrasadoperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- retardadoperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- débil mentalperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- imbécilperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- idiotaperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- babosoperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
- retrasadopsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- retrasadapsychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
- morón (Panamá)psychology, dated: person of mild mental subnormality
Turkish moron
- moronperson who makes uncool attempts to impress others
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
moron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moron
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“moron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moron. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moron.
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