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- Dictionarydumb/dʌm/
adjective
- 1. temporarily unable or unwilling to speak: "she stood dumb while he poured out a stream of abuse" Similar
- 2. (of a person) unable to speak, most typically because of congenital deafness: dated, offensive "he was born deaf, dumb, and blind" Similar
verb
- 1. make dumb or unheard; silence: literary "a splendour that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue"
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1. a. : lacking intelligence : stupid. pretended to be dumb. b. : showing a lack of intelligence. asking dumb questions. a dumb look on his face. c. : requiring no intelligence. dumb luck. 2. a. : lacking the human power of speech. dumb animals. b. dated, offensive, of a person; see usage paragraph below : lacking the ability to speak : mute.
DUMB definition: 1. unable to speak: 2. temporarily unable to speak, for example because you are very surprised or…. Learn more.
lacking the power of speech (offensive when applied to humans): a dumb animal. temporarily unable to speak: dumb with astonishment. refraining from any or much speech; silent. made, done, etc., without speech. lacking some usual property, characteristic, etc. performed in pantomime; mimed.
Definitions of dumb. adjective. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity. “ dumb officials make some really dumb decisions” synonyms: dense, dim, dull, obtuse, slow. stupid. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity. adjective. lacking the power of human speech. “ dumb animals” synonyms: inarticulate, unarticulate.
adjective. 1. lacking the power of human speech. dumb animals. 2. offensive. lacking the power to speak, either because of defects in the vocal organs or because of hereditary deafness. 3. temporarily lacking or bereft of the power to speak. struck dumb.
dumb. (comparative dumber, superlative dumbest) (especially North American English, informal) stupid. That was a pretty dumb thing to do. If the police question you, act dumb (= pretend you do not know anything). (offensive) In her early movies she played a dumb blonde.
DUMB meaning: 1. stupid: 2. physically unable to talk. Learn more.
Define dumb. dumb synonyms, dumb pronunciation, dumb translation, English dictionary definition of dumb. adj. dumb·er , dumb·est 1. a. Lacking the power of speech. Used of animals and inanimate objects. b. Offensive Incapable of using speech; mute.
Jun 5, 2024 · dumb ( comparative dumber, superlative dumbest) ( dated) Unable to speak; lacking power of speech ( kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind" ). Synonyms: mute, speechless, wordless. His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.
Definitions of 'dumb'. 1. Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak. [offensive] [...] 2. If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised. [literary] [...] 3. If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.
