dumb

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dumb /d'ʌm/ (dumber dumbest dumbs dumbing dumbed)
1 [ADJ]
Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.
...a young deaf and dumb man.
= mute
2 [ADJ] v-link ADJ
If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised. (LITERARY)
We were all struck dumb for a minute.
= speechless
● dumbly [ADV] ADV with v
I shook my head dumbly, not believing him.
3 [ADJ]
If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish. (INFORMAL)
The questions were set up to make her look dumb.
4 [ADJ]
If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying. (AM INFORMAL)
I came up with this dumb idea...
= stupiddumb down
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n, also V n P, V
If you dumb down something, you make it easier for people to understand, especially when this spoils it.
No one favored dumbing down the magazine.
● dumbing down [N-UNCOUNT]
He accused broadcasters of contributing to the dumbing down of America.dumb wait|er (dumb waiters)
also dumbwaiter
[N-COUNT]
A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.

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