dumb
01
dum, korkad
struggling to learn or understand things quickly
Dialect
American
American
Exempel
Her dumb decision to skip class resulted in failing grades and academic probation.
Hennes dumma beslut att skolka resulterade i underkända betyg och akademisk provanställning.
Despite repeated explanations, she remained dumb to the complexities of the subject.
Trots upprepade förklaringar förblev hon dum inför ämnets komplexitet.
02
stum, dövstum
unable to speak
Offensive
Old useExempel
He was born deaf and dumb, communicating through sign language.
Han föddes döv och stum, kommunicerade genom teckenspråk.
The temporary illness left her temporarily dumb, unable to vocalize her thoughts.
Den tillfälliga sjukdomen lämnade henne tillfälligt stum, oförmögen att uttrycka sina tankar.
03
stum, tyst
momentarily silent by choice or circumstance
Exempel
She stood dumb for several seconds before answering the unexpected accusation.
The witness went dumb under cross‑examination and offered no further testimony.
Vittnet blev stumt under korsförhör och erbjöd inget ytterligare vittnesmål.
04
showing or producing a state of speechless astonishment, disbelief, or stunned silence as an expressive quality
Exempel
The photograph left viewers dumb with wonder at the landscape's surreal colors.
Fotot lämnade tittarna mållösa av förundran inför landskapets surrealistiska färger.
They gaped in dumb bewilderment at the scale of the damage.
De gapade med stum förvåning på skadans omfattning.
dumb
01
(New York) used for emphasis to mean really or very
SlangExempel
The food was dumb good, man, I'd totally go back.
That movie was dumb funny; I could n't stop laughing.
Lexikalt Träd
dumbly
dumbness
dumb
