Moron
(noun)
- A person who is notably stupid or lacking in intelligence.
- A person who is uneducated or lacking in knowledge in a certain field.
Origin:
Derived from the greek word "moros" meaning "foolish" or "dull", first coined by psychologist henry h. goddard in 1910.
Examples:
- The interviewer was taken aback by the moron's complete lack of knowledge of current events.
- He was such a moron that he couldn't even spell his own name.
- The science teacher was getting fed up with the moron who kept asking the same question.
- He was a complete moron when it came to understanding how the stock market worked.
- She was convinced that the moron in the corner would never amount to anything.