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Meaning of dumb

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

dumb

Pronunciation:/dʌm/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").

    Example: His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.

    Synonyms:dumbstruckmutespeechlesswordless
  2. Silent; unaccompanied by words.

    Example: dumb show

  3. (especially of a person) Extremely stupid.

    Example: You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!

    Synonyms:feeble-mindedidioticmoronicstupid
  4. Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.

    Example: Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another.

    Synonyms:banalbrainlessdopeyridiculoussillystupidvulgar

dumb

Pronunciation:/dʌm/

verb

Definitions

  1. To silence.

  2. To make stupid.

  3. To represent as stupid.

  4. To reduce the intellectual demands of.