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Imbecile vs Moron - What's the difference?

imbecile | moron |

Moron is a synonym of imbecile.



As nouns the difference between imbecile and moron

is that imbecile is a person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child while moron is a person of borderline intelligence in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50-69.

As an adjective imbecile

is destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.

As a proper noun Mörön is

a city in Mongolia.

imbecile

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A person with limited (l) (l) who can perform (l) and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child.
  • (pejorative) A .

    • Usage notes

    * In modern times, “imbecile” is often used in (l) (l).

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * imbecilic (adjective) * imbecility (noun)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (dated) Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.
    • hospitals for the imbecile and insane

    moron

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.

    • Usage notes

    * The current medical term for having an IQ between 50 and 69 is mild mental retardation.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l)