dumb

[US]/dʌm/
[UK]/dʌm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. unable to speak; lacking intelligence or good judgment.

Phrases & Collocations

silent dumb

dumbfounded

dumb luck

dumbstruck

deaf and dumb

dumb waiter

Example Sentences

dumb officials; a dumb decision.

He is dumb on the subject.

to remain dumb despite torture

It was dumb of you to say that.

I was dumb with disbelief.

inarticulate with astonishment.See Synonyms at dumb

I acted dumb at first.

he was born deaf, dumb, and blind.

they stared in dumb amazement.

They remained dumb at the meeting.

It was dumb of him to say yes.

She is very kind to the dumb children.

He is handsome,but a dumb cluck.

Real-world Examples

She was chubby. She was dumb and grotesquely optimistic.

Source: Villains' Tea Party

That's why popular people are [bleep] dumb.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

I mean, Valentine's Day's kind of dumb, right?

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

And the flip phone, well, it was just a little bit too dumb for me.

Source: 30-Day Habit Formation Plan

Or it's already too late and we're just too dumb to know it.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

I mean, we can fast forward through the dumb stuff.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

It's because I'm so dumb and I don't even know when I'm doing something dumb.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

GPS-guided smart bombs are rendered dumb.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

Shorty does dumb things all the time.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Oh, my God, this is so dumb.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

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