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dumb
—dumb /dʌm/
Ⅰ adjective (SILENT) ► C1 permanently or temporarily unable to speak: » He's been deaf and dumb since birth.» She was struck dumb by what she had seen.Thesaurus+: ↑Handicap and the disableddumbness /ˈdʌm.nəs/ noun [U] Thesaurus+: ↑Handicap and the disabled
Ⅱ adjective MAINLY US INFORMAL (STUPID) ► B2 stupid and annoying: » Are they brave or just dumb?» What a dumb idea!Thesaurus+: ↑Stupid and silly , ↑Of unsound minddumbness /ˈdʌm.nəs/ noun [U] Thesaurus+: ↑Handicap and the disabled |