Dumb

Word DUMB
Character 4
Hyphenation dumb
Pronunciations /dʌm/

Definitions and meanings of "Dumb"

What do we mean by dumb?

Lacking the power of speech. Used of animals and inanimate objects. adjective

Incapable of using speech; mute. Used of humans. adjective

Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear. adjective

Unwilling to speak; taciturn. adjective

Not expressed or articulated in sounds or words. adjective

Not self-propelling. adjective

Conspicuously unintelligent; stupid. adjective

Unintentional; haphazard. adjective

To make silent or dumb. transitive verb

To rewrite for a less educated or less sophisticated audience. phrasal verb

Mute; silent; refraining from speech.

Destitute of the power of speech; unable to utter articulate sounds: as, a deaf and dumb person; the dumb brutes.

Mute; not accompanied with or emitting speech or sound: as, a dumb show; dumb signs.

Hence Lacking some usual power, manifestation, characteristic, or accompaniment; destitute of reality in some respect; irregular; simulative: as, dumb ague; dumb craft. See phrases below.

Dull; stupid; doltish.

Deficient in clearness or brightness, as a color.

Synonyms and Mute, etc. See silent.

To become dumb; be silent.

To make dumb; silence; overpower the sound of.

Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").

Silent; unaccompanied by words.

(especially of a person) Extremely stupid.

Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.

Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.

Someone who isn't smart. see Stupid and dimwit Urban Dictionary

Dumb means ur dumb Urban Dictionary

Adv. extremely. synonyms: mad, hella Urban Dictionary

Dumb is slang for silly or funny. Used ironically. It is a good word and super nice to say Urban Dictionary

Extreemly. A New York form of slang. Urban Dictionary

Replaces extremely/very. used in same terms as mad Urban Dictionary

Adjective, usually follows go, ignorant and unprohibited; crazy, hyphee. Urban Dictionary

Dumb(dum) adj. Below normal intelligence. Urban Dictionary

George W. Bush. He is soooooooooooooooooooooooo dumb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Urban Dictionary

Crazy, unbelievable Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dumb

The word "dumb" in example sentences

Boy were we dumb to read them back in the 60's..dumb but ahh what silly fun. ❋ Brian Hughes (2008)

DUMB: A dumb wine is also a closed wine, but the term dumb is used in a more pejorative sense. ❋ Jr. Robert M. Parker (2005)

The software features it offers are brutally malfunctioning such as the simplest OR operation which reduces the (purportedly) 159,000 item set for the term dumb to (purportedly) 92,000 items when the query is broadened to dumb OR dumber. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To correct the error involved in the term dumb, it is customary to speak of human beings who do not hear and speak as deaf-mutes, a term which implies that they are silent, but not necessarily incapable of speaking. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

To such may be applied the term dumb, inasmuch as they are either destitute of the power of speech or are unwilling to speak and are lacking in intelligence. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

His most notable stance was clear opposition to the invasion of Iraq, which he called a "dumb war" at a 2002 peace rally in Chicago. ❋ Unknown (2011)

These financial influences like investment banks, hedge funds, and ETFs exchange-traded funds allow what I call "dumb money" to enter the oil markets. ❋ Josh Garrett (2011)

The White House on Tuesday was to release plans for an overhaul of what it calls "dumb" regulations. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I mean, you can call yourself a republican, a democrat, a liberal, or a conservative, but dumb is just plain dumb. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And then he talked to me about that what he called dumb and wrong, those comments he made during a taping of a program. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Im so dumb i had to [look up] dumb on urban dictionary to [find out] what it means. [Retards] ❋ Edz (2004)

[ur] so dumb u needed to type dumb please [go back] to [year 1] ❋ Ariiiiiiiiiiii (2021)

Me: How long would it take to get from [Co-op City] to [Fordham Road] on the 12? Young Minority NYers: [Dumb long], yo. ❋ Jennifer (2004)

"[MM] you are so dumb!!! [That shit] was [too funny]!" ❋ Not JKB (2020)

"It's dumb cold out there. You better [put on] a [coat]." "Damn [that's dumb] expensive." ❋ Sweetychikc (2006)

"it's [101] degrees outside!" "[ik] it's [dumb hot] rn ❋ Realist 1 (2017)

Im bout [go dumb] [in this bitch], [real talk], they better play that song. ❋ A.O. (2005)

❋ Anonymous (2003)

[George Bush], [you are] dumb!!! ❋ Wathds (2006)

[this nigga'z] got dumb skillz he'z got [dumb luck] with these [girlz] ❋ Smokaz Delite (2003)

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