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1dumb Listen to audio/ˈdʌm/ adjective
dumb·er; dumb·est
1 informal a : not showing or having good judgment or intelligence : stupid or foolish
I'm not dumb enough to believe that. It was a dumb idea in the first place. He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face. This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen. She played/acted dumb [=pretended to know or understand less than she really did] so we would assign her the easier tasks.
b : not requiring or resulting from intelligence
It was dumb luck that we found this place at all. His success is just a matter of dumb luck.
2 a : not able to speak especially after being shocked or surprised
I was struck dumb [=made speechless] by the surprise.see also dumbstruck
b old-fashioned + often offensive : not having the ability to speak
He was born deaf and dumb.
— dumb·ly adverb
He stared dumbly at the test.
— dumb·ness noun [noncount] informal
The movie's dumbness [=stupidity] is actually pretty funny.

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