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dumb
01
struggling to learn or understand things quickly
Dialect
American
American
Examples
Her dumb decision to skip class resulted in failing grades and academic probation.
Despite repeated explanations, she remained dumb to the complexities of the subject.
02
unable to speak
Offensive
Old useExamples
He was born deaf and dumb, communicating through sign language.
The temporary illness left her temporarily dumb, unable to vocalize her thoughts.
03
momentarily silent by choice or circumstance
Examples
She stood dumb for several seconds before answering the unexpected accusation.
The witness went dumb under cross‑examination and offered no further testimony.
04
showing or producing a state of speechless astonishment, disbelief, or stunned silence as an expressive quality
Examples
The photograph left viewers dumb with wonder at the landscape's surreal colors.
They gaped in dumb bewilderment at the scale of the damage.
dumb
01
(New York) used for emphasis to mean really or very
SlangExamples
The food was dumb good, man, I'd totally go back.
That movie was dumb funny; I could n't stop laughing.
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