"dumb" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /dʌm/ Audio: en-ca-dumb.oga [Canada] Forms: dumb [positive], dumber [comparative], dumbest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|dumb|dumber|dumbest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Not able to speak. If someone is dumb they can not say anything. Synonyms: mute
    Sense id: simple-dumb-en-adj-kgpCGCWb Categories (other): Old words
  2. Another word for stupid. If you are dumb you are not intelligent. Synonyms: stupid, idiotic
    Sense id: simple-dumb-en-adj--0eL~SfL Categories (other): Colloquial
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