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   Dumb

   /dəm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. temporarily unable or unwilling to speak: "she stood dumb while he poured out a stream of abuse" Similar speechlesstongue-tiedwordlesssilentat a loss for wordsvoicelessinarticulatetaciturnuncommunicativeuntalkativetight-lippedclose-mouthedsaying nothinginformal:mum
   • ▪ resulting in or expressed by speechlessness: "they stared in dumb amazement" Similar speechlesstongue-tiedwordlesssilentat a loss for wordsvoicelessinarticulatetaciturnuncommunicativeuntalkativetight-lippedclose-mouthedsaying nothinginformal:mum
   • 2. (of a person) unable to speak, most typically because of congenital deafness: dated, offensive "he was born deaf, dumb, and blind" Similar muteunable to speakwithout the power of speechtechnical:aphasicaphonic
   • ▪ (of animals) unable to speak as a natural state and thus regarded as helpless or deserving pity.
   • 3. stupid: informal North American "a dumb question" Similar stupidunintelligentignorantdensebrainlessmindlessfoolishslow-wittedslowdulldull-wittedwitlesshalfwittedblockishdoltishdunce-likesimplesimplemindedempty-headedvacuousvapididioticmoronicimbeciliccretinousobtusebovinelumpishinformal:thickdimdopeydippydozyhalf-bakedslow on the uptakesoft in the headthickheadedchuckleheadeddunderheadedwooden-headedfat-headedthick-skulledmuttonheadedboneheadedlamebrainedbirdbrainedpeabrainedbrain-deaddead from the neck updaftnot the full shillingas thick as two short planksdofdotishvulgar slang:dumb-assOpposite clever
   • 4. (of a computer terminal) able only to transmit data to or receive data from a computer; having no independent processing capability.

   verb

   • 1. make dumb or unheard; silence: literary "a splendor that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse dumbr and Gothic dumbs ‘mute’, also to Dutch dom ‘stupid’ and German dumm ‘stupid’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dumbly adverb
   • 2. dumbness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   dumb: [adjective] lacking the human power of speech. lacking the ability to speak.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › dumbDUMB Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Dumb definition: lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted. . See examples of DUMB used in a sentence.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dumbDumb - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Today, most of the time someone or something is described as dumb when it shows a lack of thought, like your dumb idea of wearing flip-flops in a snowstorm.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDUMB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DUMB meaning: 1. unable to speak: 2. temporarily unable to speak, for example because you are very surprised or…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiondumb adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of dumb adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › dumbDUMB | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   DUMB meaning: 1. stupid: 2. physically unable to talk. Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › dumbDumb - definition of dumb by The Free Dictionary

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   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.