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Moron has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a person of subnormal intelligence

"After he tried to open the door by climbing through the window, my landlord finally admitted that I was right to call him a moron."

2

a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires

"While driving through Morón, we stopped at a small bakery just outside the western suburbs of Buenos Aires."

3

A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.

"I can't believe you left your keys in the car, moron."

Proper Noun
1

A commune in southwestern Haiti.

"The travelers stopped their jeep at Moron, a small commune in southwestern Haiti known for its quiet fishing villages."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
simpleton
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mongoloid

Origin

The word "moron" was coined in 1910 by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard from the Ancient Greek word mōrón, which means foolish or dull. It later acquired its current specific meaning through the work of philosopher Ronald Dworkin.

Rhyming Words
ron aron eron tron iron fron pron kron bron pyron boron miron enron doron meron jaron varon yoron myron maron
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