dumb

Definition

  • verb: to make silent
  • adjective: not showing or having good judgment or intelligence
  • adjective: lacking the human power of speech
  • synonyms: deaden, boeotian, abiotic

Examples

  • She 'played/acted dumb' [=pretended to know or understand less than she really did] so we would assign her the easier tasks.

  • She thinks television is contributing to the 'dumbing down' of America.

  • Cutting training programs will 'dumb down' the American workforce.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I figured, after we married, I'd have to stage a little accident for Elsa. Hans. No, stop. But then she doomed herself, and you were ...dumb enough to go after her. Please. All that's left now is to kill Elsa and bring back summer. You're no match for Elsa. No, you're no match for Elsa. (..)
    2013 Frozen