adjectiveπShareUnable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind")."His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language."medicinediseasephysiologybodycommunicationsensationhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSilent; unaccompanied by words."dumb show"languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(especially of a person) Extremely stupid."My brother's idea for the school project was completely dumb. "personcharactermindattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπSharePointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value."Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another."attitudecharactermindvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareLacking brightness or clearness, as a colour."The paint was a rather dumb shade of beige, not very interesting. "colorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo silence."The teacher dumbed the noisy classroom by asking everyone to be quiet. "communicationlanguageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make stupid."The teacher's confusing explanation dumbed down the complex math concept. "mindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo represent as stupid."The teacher often dumbed down the lesson plans to make them easier for the students to understand. "attitudecharacterlanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo reduce the intellectual demands of."The teacher dumbed down the instructions so the young students could understand them better. "educationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading