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dumb
01
stupide
lacking intelligence or the ability to think clearly
Dialect
American
American
Informal
Exemples
Despite repeated explanations, she remained dumb to the complexities of the subject.
02
muet
unable to speak
Offensive
Old useExemples
The temporary illness left her temporarily dumb, unable to vocalize her thoughts.
La maladie temporaire l'a laissée temporairement muette, incapable de vocaliser ses pensées.
03
muet, silencieux
momentarily silent by choice or circumstance
Exemples
The witness went dumb under cross‑examination and offered no further testimony.
Le témoin est resté muet lors du contre-interrogatoire et n'a fourni aucun autre témoignage.
04
showing or producing a state of speechless astonishment, disbelief, or stunned silence as an expressive quality
Exemples
They gaped in dumb bewilderment at the scale of the damage.
Ils regardaient avec une stupéfaction muette l'ampleur des dégâts.
dumb
01
(New York) used for emphasis to mean really or very
SlangExemples
That movie was dumb funny; I could n't stop laughing.
Arbre Lexical
dumbly
dumbness
dumb
