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dumb

The correct spelling is dumb.

How to pronounce dumb

/dʌm/
adjective

IPA: /dʌm/

Say it like: Dum-b

The correct spelling is dumb. Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind"). For example: "His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language."

Usage Examples

His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.

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You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").
  2. 2.Silent; unaccompanied by words.
  3. 3.(especially of a person) Extremely stupid.
  4. 4.Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
  5. 5.Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.

verb

  1. 1.To silence.
  2. 2.To make stupid.
  3. 3.To represent as stupid.
  4. 4.To reduce the intellectual demands of.

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