Moron vs Stupid - What's the difference?
moron | stupid |
(dated, originally) A person of borderline intelligence in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50-69.
(informal) An unintelligent person; an idiot; a fool.
Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
To the point of stupor.
(archaic) Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
* 1702 Alexander Pope, Sappho 128:
(archaic) Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
* 1744 George Berkeley, Siris §190:
(slang) Amazing.
(slang) damn, annoying, darn
A stupid person; a fool.
* 1910 , , ‘The Strategist’, Reginald in Russia :
* 1922 , Elizabeth G. Young, Homestead ranch
* 1996 , Anita Rau Badamim, Tamarind Mem
As nouns the difference between moron and stupid
is that moron is a person of borderline intelligence in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50-69 while stupid is a stupid person; a fool.As a proper noun Mörön
is a city in Mongolia.As an adjective stupid is
lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.As an adverb stupid is
extremely.moron
English
Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* The current medical term for having an IQ between 50 and 69 is mild mental retardation.Synonyms
* *Derived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l)stupid
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- Because it's a big stupid jellyfish!
- Neurobiology bores me stupid .
- No sigh to rise, no tear had pow'r to flow, Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of woe.
- Were it not for [fire], the whole wou'd be one great stupid inanimate mass.
- That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
- I fell over the stupid wire.
Synonyms
* dense, dumb, retarded, unintelligent * (especially in the Caribbean) stupidy * See alsoDerived terms
* stupe * stupefy * stupid-ass * stupidity * stupidly * stupidnessReferences
*Noun
(en noun)- ‘You stupid !’ screamed the girls, ‘we've got to guess the word.’
- "What a stupid I am!" Harry exclaimed, as she watched the man ride away in the distance.
- At least those stupids got their money's worth out of this country before they burnt their lungs out.