2007-05-16 15:03:50 · 11 answers · asked by Saitama 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
or linguistically speaking
2007-05-16 15:07:02 · update #1
An idiot is obnoxious, loud, and is (or was) in easy classes at school, whereas a moron is someone who is obnoxious and loud inside a high-level class.
2007-05-16 15:08:44 · answer #1 · answered by Belie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, moron is politically incorrect, but it is a medical term. Idiot is a adjective, implying low intelligence, but since it is not a medical term with IQ guidelines, it is subjective and relative to the situation. Proper use: "You moron! How could you do something so idiotic? The two words interchanged word constitute improper use of both words. I cannot believe I was idiotic enough to answer a moron!
2007-05-16 15:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by One Wing Eagle Woman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An idiot is a person whose IQ is 25 or less than 25.
A moron is a person whose IQ is between 50 to 69.
As a result, the idiot is more stupid than the moron.
2007-05-17 00:35:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In these days and times, it takes an idiot to want to be president and a moron to continue being one. Now go out and vote for the best candidate who fits this picture.
2007-05-16 15:15:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the intelligence of the person . an idiot is lower on the scale then a moron. an idiot would be a person who is not at all capable of any amount of self care. a moron can do some self care but is very limited.
2007-05-16 15:09:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that "idiot" is the lowest category in the IQ spectrum.
Idiot IS a scientific term (such as "idiot savant.")
I'm not sure whether or not "moron" has a scientific specification. If it does, then a moron has a higher IQ than an idiot does.
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2007-05-16 16:06:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
An moron thinks he knows something when in fact he doesn't have a clue. An idiot knows that he knows very little and doesn't try to hide the fact.
2007-05-16 15:09:21 · answer #7 · answered by crazysnk18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychologically speaking, a moron is slightly more intelligent than an idiot.
An idiot is somebody who is completely senseless, foolish, has no clue, etc.
A moron is somebody who may have similar qualities, but moreso fails to exercise good judgment.
2007-05-16 15:10:50 · answer #8 · answered by \ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uncertain yet cretin supposedly refers to people born with hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland on your neck). This concern supplies an visual attraction because it makes such infants have upturned eyes, as though they're staring at heaven. Cretin is dervied from the french be conscious for christian (chretien). fool is derived from the latin "idiotes" meaning a guy or woman lacking potential/ an uneducated guy or woman.
2016-11-23 19:17:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not English mother tongue (I'm Italian) but I guess having realized the difference.
An idiot is a genetically deteriorated moron.
A moron is a genetically upgraded idiot.
2007-05-16 18:28:11 · answer #10 · answered by martox45 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋