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- Dictionarydumb/dʌm/
adjective
- 1. temporarily unable or unwilling to speak: "she stood dumb while he poured out a stream of abuse" Similar
- 2. (of a person) unable to speak, most typically because of congenital deafness: dated, offensive "he was born deaf, dumb, and blind" Similar
verb
- 1. make dumb or unheard; silence: literary "a splendour that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue"
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DUMB definition: 1. unable to speak: 2. temporarily unable to speak, for example because you are very surprised or…. Learn more.
1. a. : lacking intelligence : stupid. pretended to be dumb. b. : showing a lack of intelligence. asking dumb questions. a dumb look on his face. c. : requiring no intelligence. dumb luck. 2. a. : lacking the human power of speech. dumb animals. b. dated, offensive, of a person; see usage paragraph below : lacking the ability to speak : mute.
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.
Dumb definition: lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted. . See examples of DUMB used in a sentence.
DUMB meaning: 1. stupid: 2. physically unable to talk. Learn more.
1. Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak. [offensive] [...] 2. If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised. [literary] [...] 3. If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish. [informal, disapproval] [...]
1. adjective. Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak. [offensive] ...a young deaf and dumb man. 2. adjective [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.
