- DUMB Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
stupid, dull, dense, crass, dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary
- DUMB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Don’t say anything – just act play dumb (= pretend to be stupid or not to know something)
- DUMB Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Dumb definition: lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted See examples of DUMB used in a sentence
- dumb - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adjective dumb (comparative dumber, superlative dumbest) (dated) Unable to speak; lacking power of speech synonyms quotations Synonyms: mute, speechless, wordless deaf, dumb, and blind (set phrase) His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language
- Dumb - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Dumb is the Old English word that means "mute, speechless," and itself came from an even older word dheubh meaning "confusion, stupefaction, dizziness " Today, dumb still means "unable to speak," but it doesn't have anything to do with intelligence
- DUMB - Meaning Translations | Collins English Dictionary
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- Dumb - definition of dumb by The Free Dictionary
dumb (dʌm) adj -er, -est, v usage: dumb in the sense “lacking the power of speech” is offensive when applied to humans (but not animals), probably because the word also means “stupid; dull-witted ”
- dumb, adj. , n. , adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
There are 28 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word dumb, one of which is labelled obsolete, and four of which are considered offensive and derogatory See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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