adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of dumb form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   That has been made dumb (speechless). literary, poetic

   "Sharpevilled to spearpoints for revenging / but now our pride-dumbed mouths are wide in wordless supplication"

Synonyms

All synonyms

densedumbstruckinarticulatesilentspeechlessbrainless

Example

More examples

"In Russia, the people are dumbed down by the Party; in the United States, by the TV."

Related phrases

dumbed-down

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