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stupid, dull, dense, crass, dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions. stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary.
Don’t say anything – just act / play dumb (= pretend to be stupid or not to know something).
dumb (dʌm) adj. -er, -est, v. usage: dumb in the sense “lacking the power of speech” is offensive when applied to humans (but not animals), probably because the word also means “stupid; dull-witted.”
Adjective dumb (comparative dumber, superlative dumbest) (dated) Unable to speak; lacking power of speech. Synonyms: mute, speechless, wordless deaf, dumb, and blind (set phrase) His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.
If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised.
Definition of dumb adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dumb, mute, speechless, voiceless describe a condition in which speech is absent. Dumb was formerly used to refer to persons unable to speak; it is now used almost entirely of the inability of animals to speak: dumb beasts of the field.
