dumb

dumb
[[t]dʌ̱m[/t]]
dumber, dumbest
1) ADJ Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.

...a young deaf and dumb man.

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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.

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dumbly ADV ADV with v

I shook my head dumbly, not believing him.

3) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish. [INFORMAL]

I've met a lot of dumb people...

The questions were set up to make her look dumb.

4) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying. [AM, INFORMAL]

I came up with this dumb idea...

It's the media that's dumb.

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5) ADJ: ADJ n Something that is dumb is done or expressed without words. [LITERARY]

An expression of dumb recognition wiggled across her features.

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