transcription, транскрипция: [ dʌm ]
( dumber, dumbest, dumbs, dumbing, dumbed)
1.
Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak.
...a young deaf and dumb man.
= mute
ADJ
2.
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.
= speechless
ADJ : v-link ADJ
• dumb‧ly
I shook my head dumbly, not believing him.
ADV : ADV with v
3.
If you call a person dumb , you mean that they are stupid or foolish. ( INFORMAL )
The questions were set up to make her look dumb.
ADJ [ disapproval ]
4.
If you say that something is dumb , you think that it is silly and annoying. ( AM INFORMAL )
I came up with this dumb idea...
= stupid
ADJ [ disapproval ]