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   dumb

   /dʌm/

   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-wittedwitlesshalf-wittedblockishdoltishdunce-likesimplesimple-mindedempty-headedvacuousvapididioticmoronicimbeciliccretinousobtusebovinelumpishinformal:thickdimdopeydippydozyhalf-bakedslow on the uptakesoft in the headthickheadedchuckleheadeddunderheadedwooden-headedfat-headedthick-skulledmuttonheadedboneheadedlamebrainedbirdbrainedpea-brainedbrain-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 splendour 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

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dumbDumb Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DUMB is lacking intelligence : stupid. How to use dumb in a sentence. Usage of Dumb: Usage Guide Synonym Discussion of Dumb.

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

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   dumb adjective (SILENT) C1 old-fashioned offensive. unable to speak: Children like this used to be described as " deaf and dumb." temporarily unable to speak, for example because you are very surprised or shocked: be struck dumb She was struck dumb by what she had seen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUMB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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

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   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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdumb adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.

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

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   1. lacking the power of human speech: dumb animals. 2. (Pathology) 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. 4. refraining from speech; uncommunicative.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDUMB | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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

10. www.yourdictionary.com › dumbDumb Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    From Middle English dumb, from Old English dumb (“silent, silent, speechless, mute, unable to speak”), from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz (“dull, dumb”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeubʰ-(“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”).

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › dumbDumb Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    DUMB meaning: 1 : not showing or having good judgment or intelligence stupid or foolish; 2 : not requiring or resulting from intelligence