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Meaning of "moron" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORON

From Greek mōros foolish.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MORON

moron  [ˈmɔːrɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Moron is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MORON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Moron

Moron may refer to: ▪ Moron, disused term for a person with a mental age between 8 and 12 ▪ A common insult for a person considered stupid Places: ▪ Moron, mentioned by the Greek geographer Strabo ▪ Morón, Buenos Aires, a city in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina ▪ Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón, Argentina ▪ Morón Partido, a district in Buenos Aires Province ▪ Morón, Cuba, a city in Cuba ▪ Moron, Grand'Anse, a municipality of Haiti ▪ Mörön, a town in Mongolia ▪ Mörön, Khentii, a district of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia ▪ Morong, Bataan, a municipality in the Philippines formerly known as Moron ▪ Morón, Venezuela, a town in northern Venezuela ▪ Moron, later renamed Taft, California, a city ▪ Moron, in the Jura Mountains ▪ Morón Air Base, in Morón de la Frontera, Spain ▪ Lac de Moron, a lake on the border between France and Switzerland Other uses: ▪ Morón, people so named ▪ Moron Phillip, Grenadian footballer ▪ "Moron" ▪ "Moron" ▪ Moron, an extra gene in prophage genomes that do not have a phage function in the lysogenic cycle ▪ Moron, a name and a location in the Book of Mormon...

Definition of moron in the English dictionary

The definition of moron in the dictionary is a foolish or stupid person. Other definition of moron is a person having an intelligence quotient of between 50 and 70, able to work under supervision.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MORON


Acheron
ˈækəˌrɒn
boron
ˈbɔːrɒn
digitron
ˈdɪdʒɪˌtrɒn
electron
ɪˈlɛktrɒn
giron
ˈdʒaɪrɒn
Hebron
ˈhɛbrɒn
interferon
ˌɪntəˈfɪərɒn
magnetron
ˈmæɡnɪˌtrɒn
mellotron
ˈmɛləˌtrɒn
micron
ˈmaɪkrɒn
neuron
ˈnjʊərɒn
neutron
ˈnjuːtrɒn
Oberon
ˈəʊbəˌrɒn
oxymoron
ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn
oxymoronic
ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn
positron
ˈpɒzɪˌtrɒn
Sharon
ʃəˈrɒn
thoron
ˈθɔːrɒn
tron
trɒn
vigneron
ˈviːnjərɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORON

morning sickness
morning star
morning tea
morning watch
morning-after pill
morning-glories
morning-glory
mornings
Moro
Moroccan
morocco
Moroni
moronic
moronically
moronism
moronity
morose
morosely
moroseness
morosity

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORON

Aaron
adiaphoron
Akron
apron
baron
Byron
Cameron
cast iron
cast-iron
chevron
citron
environ
flatiron
Huron
iron
marron
oophoron
patron
squadron
Theron

Synonyms and antonyms of moron in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MORON»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «moron» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of moron

Translation of «moron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORON

Find out the translation of moron to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of moron from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «moron» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白痴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

idiota
570 millions of speakers

English

moron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूर्ख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معتوه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

урод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

idiota
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গাধা, বোকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crétin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Moron
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trottel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モロン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바보
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Moron
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người ngu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கயவன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुर्ख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

moron
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deficiente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kretyn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

урод
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moron
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βλάκας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moron
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

idiot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of moron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORON»

The term «moron» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.018 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «moron» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «moron» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about moron

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10 QUOTES WITH «MORON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word moron.
1
Dan Abrams
Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do.
2
Reza Aslan
Anyone who says that Iran will commit suicide with its nuclear power is a moron and has no business in discussion.
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Nicholas Brendon
I couldn't help feeling people thought I was a moron, and my self-imposed insecurity constantly bedeviled me.
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Alice Cooper
If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are.
5
Bill Goldberg
What kind of moron would go to work for half the amount of money, when they could sit at home and collect what's written in a contract?
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Al Goldstein
If you cannot work on the marriage or the women is a moron, staying married and cheating makes the most sense because divorce is disruptive to the family life and your bank account.
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Clive James
Disco dancing is just the steady thump of a giant moron knocking in an endless nail.
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David Lange
George W. Bush: a person who is the ultimate outcome of the American condition. Someone promoted above ability because of circumstance and organisation and empathy. You don't have to be intelligent. A moron in a hurry could know that you don't prevent war by having a war.
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John McEnroe
Do you have any problems, other than that you're unemployed, a moron, and a dork?
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H. L. Mencken
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORON»

Discover the use of moron in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moron and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stories from a Moron: Real Stories Rejected by Real Magazines
A collection of humorous stories submitted to magazines together with the rejection letters sent to the author.
Ed Broth, 2005
2
Return of the Moron: The Moron Chronicles
The Moron Chronicles Mike Preston. RETURN OF THE MoRoN Y The Moron Chronicles: Book 2 Return of the Moron The Moron Chronicles: Book 2 All. ashlar ! Y/WL'AQ predlfon Writers Club Press San Jose New York Lincoln Shanghai.
Mike Preston, 2002
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Movies for the Moron - 50 Movies to Own, Watch, and Learn ...
In this book, for the education of the movie moron, we're going to recommend a more urbane and true-to-thegenre spy thriller in the form of the last in the “Harry Palmer” series of spy movies. Although Michael Caine's Palmer portrayal is not ...
Paul Lefebvre, 2006
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My Boss Is A Moron
followed closely by related questions such as “Why is this moron MY manager?” or sometimes “What did I ever do to deserve this moron as my manager?” Let's start with those last two questions because they are easy to answer. Why and what ...
Natasha Blynne, 2011
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Oxy & Moron
Moron turned toward me, smiled and turned back away, “So next Lester, our beloved security guard, undergoes binary fission by way of explosives. But it's Murray's car.” Moron whirled abruptly and faced Murray, “But is this just a devious  ...
P.A. Morris
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Is Your Boss a Moron?
The other reason for reading this book is you are a supervisor of some sort and one, or more, of your staff felt you were a moron and needed you to read this. Fear not, and don't put the book away, because you will learn how to lead your staff ...
Marc Thomas, 2012
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The Game of Humor: A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh
The little moron bits were in the form of the rhetorical question, beginning, “Did you hear about the little moron who...?” a kind of emended riddle form. And many of them would be considered fairly “harmless,” although they earned their ...
Charles R. Gruner, 2011
8
Dear Boys: World War II Letters from a Woman Back Home
asking each other moron questions and telling moron jokes. 2 This is the way they go — "Had you heard about the little moron who punched his eyes out so he could have a blind date? Did you hear about the moron who stayed up all night ...
Keith Frazier Somerville, 1991
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Moron to Moron: Two Men, Two Bikes, One Mongolian Misadventure
MoRoN (1) Moron is a place on Earth. But Moron is also much more than that: it is a state of mind. Floating somewhere in the ill-defined semiotic wonderland of Mongolia, the Morons aren't tarnished by ideology or burdened by backstory the  ...
Tom Doig, 2013
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American Children's Folklore
Why did the little moron take a ladder to a baseball game? — He heard the Giants were playing. Why did the little moron take a ladder to church? — He heard there was going to be a high mass. Why did the little moron take a cow to church?
Simon J. Bronner, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moron is used in the context of the following news items.
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Margaret Beckett: I was moron to nominate Jeremy Corbyn
Ex-Labour Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has described herself as a "moron" for nominating Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Margaret Beckett: I'm a 'moron' for nominating Jeremy Corbyn
When asked if she was a 'moron' for nominating Corbyn, the former Foreign Secretary replied: 'I am one of them'. Beckett — who is supporting ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
'I was a moron', Beckett admits, as Blair tells supporters of Jeremy …
A SPLIT in the Labour Party looks increasingly likely as the party's centrist and right wings join forces against leadership contender Jeremy ... «The National, Jul 15»
4
'Space Jam 2' tho!? LeBron James inks deal with Warner Bros.
Aric DiLalla (@AricDiLalla) July 22, 2015. The Knicks draft one of the Moron Mountain aliens, which makes fans boo and a young boy cry. «Mashable, Jul 15»
5
Why You Need to Tell Failure Stories
They aren't “Look what a moron I am” stories, he hastens to add. The point is to show how you gained all that knowledge and expertise you ... «Tech Cocktail, Jul 15»
6
Tesla Model X Ludicrous Mode Should Be Called Moron Mode
Very soon from now, Tesla will be launching their first ever electric SUV and it will be known as the Model X. The vehicle is bound to come with ... «AutooMobile.com, Jul 15»
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Watch: Moron Runs on Stage During Zoogma's Camp Bisco Set
All hell broke loose during Zoogma's set at Camp Bisco, apparently, and not in the good way. Evidently, some jabroni in the crowd wasn't ... «Relix, Jul 15»
8
Spanish Congress Gives Green Light to Moron Permanent US Base
16 de julio de 2015, 16:28Madrid, 16 Jul (Prensa Latina) The Congress of Spain today gave green light to the agreement between Spain and the US for the ... «Prensa Latina, Jul 15»
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And finally… a moron by any other name
Ms Von Laalaa said: “I know I've been a complete moron, but Facebook are being ridiculous. “I've been locked out of my account for five weeks ... «Scottish Legal News, Jul 15»
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'What moron asked that'? Could this journo-tool's question for Hillary …
'What moron asked that'? Could this journo-tool's question for Hillary be ... abcliz what moron asked that stupid question? — Ray H. Jenkins ... «Twitchy, Jul 15»

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