dumb

Definition von dumb im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To reduce the intellectual demands of
The ensuing storm caused the department to lower the bar—amid protests that this was dumbing the test down—so that only 80 percent of urban kids would fail.; Of or pertaining to something, especially a person, that is extremely stupid
You are so dumb because you don't even know how to make toast!.; Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value
Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another.; To make stupid
I think she's dumbing us down, so we won't be smarter than her.; To represent as stupid
Bad-mouthing Neanderthals . . . is symptomatic of a need to exclude and even demonize. . . . I suggest that the unproven dumbing of the Neanderthals is an example of the same cultural preconception.; Unable to speak; lacking power of speech
His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.; To silence
The paralysis of the Northern conscience, the dumbing of the Northern voice, were coming to an end.; {a} unable to speak, speechless, silent, mute; lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals"; {f} cause to be dumb; make someone speechless; ADJECTIVE: (Offensive) A synonym for mute, or unable to speak, now considered offensive In its nineteenth-century usage, it did not reflect anything about mental or intellectual abilities An example of its continuing use is the expression "dumb struck "; Describing something, especially a person, that is extremely stupid; implying the lack of a programmed in intelligence; disapproval If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying. I came up with this dumb idea = stupid. dumb down to present news or information in a simple and attractive way without many details so that everyone can understand it - used to show disapproval; Not revealing flavor or aroma; closed; typical of wines that are too young or too cold; from natural infirmity (Ex 4: 11); not knowing what to say (Prov 31: 8); unwillingness to speak (Ps 39: 9; Lev 10: 3) Christ repeatedly restored the dumb (Matt 9: 32, 33; Luke 11: 14; Matt 12: 22) to the use of speech; Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color; Describing something unintellectual; unable to speak because of hereditary deafness lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals" Insensible; unfeeling; Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied by words; as, dumb show; unable to speak because of hereditary deafness lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals"; {i} mute person, someone who is unable to speak; people who are unable to speak; unable to speak because of hereditary deafness; Pointless, or serving to create more problems than it solves; slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"; Describes a phase that young wines undergo when their flavors and aromas are undeveloped A synonym of CLOSED The cause and lthe duration of this phase is a subject of great controversy, and one which seemingly lacks scientific explanation; disapproval If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish. The questions were set up to make her look dumb; If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised. We were all struck dumb for a minute. = speechless + dumbly dumb·ly I shook my head dumbly, not believing him; Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak. a young deaf and dumb man. = mute; {s} mute, unable to speak; temporarily unable to speak, speechless; stupid, slow; Describes a phase young wines undergo when their flavors and aromas are undeveloped A synonym of closed; Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror; Characteristic description of a young wine with yet-to-develop aromas and flavours A synonym for "closed-in" Named so because it seems "unable to speak"; Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt; Insensible; unfeeling; To put to silence; unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"; A device that has no processing power in its own right (such as a 'dumb' terminal connected to a mainframe system); Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert; Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes; Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day
dumb ass: stupid thing or stupid action
Marrying that drunkard was the most dumb-ass thing I ever did..
dumb ass: stupid person
Better a smart-ass than a dumb-ass any day..
dumb asses: plural form of dumb ass
dumb barge: The hull of a barge, in tow of a tug, used for the carriage of cargo
dumb blonde: A female preoccupied with appearance while neglecting intellectual pursuits, (often taken to extremes); a blonde bimbo
Have you found the canonical list of dumb blonde jokes on the internet yet?.
dumb blonde: By extension, infrequently used to refer to blond males
dumb blondes: plural form of dumb blonde
dumb bunny: A stupid person
dumb cancel: A postal cancellation that does not state any location or date, used in wartime to prevent the enemy gathering information about troop movements from captured mail
dumb crambo: A guessing game, similar to charades, in which players act out, or silently pantomime, words that rhyme with a clue word. The objective is to guess a concealed word that rhymes with the clue
dumb down: To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending
The public won't understand this concept. We need to dumb down our explanation of it.
dumb down: To become simpler in expression or content; to become unacceptably simplistic
Television has really dumbed down over the past ten years.
dumb genius: A person who is very intelligent, but socially dull
dumb genius: A person who is very intelligent in one limited sphere, but inept in other areas
It is also acceptable to say that the computer is a dumb genius.
dumb insolence: The offence of refusing to answer the questions of an officer
dumb shit: Alternative spelling of dumbshit
dumb show: A performance during which the players do not speak
O, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings, who for the most part are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb-shows and noise.
dumb tax: a jocular name for the national lottery
dumb terminal: A computer terminal consisting of a monitor (usually in monochrome) and keyboard, but (unlike a personal computer) having almost no processing capability, used to provide input to and receive output from a remote server, minicomputer, or mainframe
dumb terminals: plural form of dumb terminal
dumb waiters: plural form of dumb waiter
dumb-ass: Alternative spelling of dumb ass
dumb-show: Alternative spelling of dumb show
dumb cluck: (slang) A stupid person, a blockhead
dumb down: v. (Slang) simplify complex information to make it more easily understandable, lower the intellectual level of something (such as a book)
dumb down: Dumb something down or dumb down: Make or become less intellectually challenging
dumb up: (deyim) 1. Make an item seem more highbrow by adding token cultural artifacts.2. Raise one's intellectual and cultural values
dumb up: (deyim) Shut up, dry up, dummy (up), pipe down, ring off
dumb bell: {i} small weight for developing arm strength; stupid person (Slang)
dumb bomb: a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target
dumb cane: a evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
dumb down: If you dumb down something, you make it easier for people to understand, especially when this spoils it. No one favored dumbing down the magazine. + dumbing down dumb·ing down He accused broadcasters of contributing to the dumbing down of America
dumb piano: {i} small dumb keyboard that pianists use for exercising the fingers
dumb show: {i} pantomime, mime show, show with bodily gestures only
dumb show: the use of movements without words to express something mime
dumb terminal: A monitor and keyboard that displays information only (as opposed to the processing capability of a PC); usually connected to a mainframe
dumb terminal: A terminal that doesn't contain an internal microprocessor It responds to simple control codes, and usually displays only characters and numerals
dumb terminal: A keyboard and screen used to input data to and receive data from a host computer So named because it cannot process anything without the assistance of the main computer
dumb terminal: (n ) A terminal that lacks any local processing capability Also called a TTY terminal
dumb terminal: A terminal that passively serves for input or output but performs no local processing
dumb terminal: A terminal that has no processing power of its own It usually does'nt have any nice options either, like mice or screens that can do graphics
dumb terminal: A terminal that has no significant processor, memory,or secondary storage of its own and that can not be used as a computer by itself E
dumb terminal: when a computer is running a terminal emulation program while connected to another computer
dumb terminal: a display device with attached keyboard that relies on the intelligence of another computer to drive its display and interpret its keyboard inputs Such devices were the norm in the heyday of the mainframe and minicomputer and are still widely used for reservation systems, point of sale, and other specialized-use applications
dumb terminal: a terminal which cannot store or process data
dumb terminal: This a video screen that is seeing manipulation in another computer Example: If you log in to AOL, your computer is not doing the work -- AOL's computer is You are just being offered a window into that world That window is your screen It's a terminal, but it's just watching -- thus a dumb terminal
dumb terminal: A screen and a keyboard and not much else Dumb terminals connect to other computers and use their data and their computing When you use your computer to dial in to another computer (ignoring SLIP and PPP connections for the moment), your computer generally acts like a dumb terminal and relies on the computer you've dialed in to for processing the requests you make
dumb terminal: A dumb terminal is a device that can send and receive data but cannot process data
dumb terminal: An output device (not a computer) that contains no internal microprocessor; a display monitor with no processing capabilities
dumb terminal: This a video screen that is seeing manipulation in another computer Example: When you log into your ISP (Internet Service Provider), your computer is not doing the work--your ISP's computer is You are just being offered a window into that world That window is your screen It is a terminal, but is just watching--thus a dumb terminal
dumb terminal: A computer terminal with no processing or programming capabilities, generally used for simple data entry or retrieval tasks
dumb terminal: A terminal that has no internal microprocessor and thus no processing power independent of its host computer
dumb terminal: don't have own file(computers)
dumb terminal: {i} computer that is connected to a network and is unable to independently process data
dumb terminal: A screen and keyboard used to access a host computer There are only enough electronics in a dumb terminal to interpret incoming instructions from the host computer to display characters on the screen, and to interpret keystrokes on the keyboard and pass them on to the host computer There is no actual "computer" in a terminal like this, and it cannot be programmed to run programs on its own, which is why it's called "dumb "
dumb terminal: Simple CRT and keyboard with limited capabilities such as display and edit functions
dumb terminal: An entry and display device that has no processing capability Used in networks based on central processing
dumb terminal: A computer terminal that cannot be programmed to perform the "intelligent" tasks of a smart terminal
dumb terminal: This a video screen that is seeing manipulation going on an another computer Example: If you log into AOL, your computer is not doing the work--AOL's computer is You are just being offered a window into that world That window is your screen It is a terminal, but is just watching--thus a dumb terminal
dumb terminal: Refers to devices that are designed to communicate exclusively with a host (main frame) computer It receives all screen layouts from the host computer and sends all keyboard entry to the host It cannot function without the host computer
dumb terminal: A terminal having no application processing capabilities of its own, such as IBM's 3270 terminal It relies on host-based programs for processing and control
dumb waiter: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert
dumb waiter: A type of furniture with a central shaft and circular trays, which often revolves to enable those who are dining to help themselves to additional plates
dumb waiter: Restaurant slang for sideboard or food service lift
dumb waiter: type of furniture with a central shaft and circular trays, which often revolves to enable those who are dining to help themselves to additional plates
dumb waiter: A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another. a small lift used to move food, plates etc from one level in a restaurant, hotel etc to another
dumb-bell: A dumb-bell is a short bar with weights on either side which people use for physical exercise to strengthen their arm and shoulder muscles
a dumb priest never got a parish: Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want
deaf and dumb: Being deaf and not knowing how to speak. Usually physically able to speak
deaf and dumb: bum (behind, bottom)
dumbness: Refusal or unwillingness to speak
dumbness: The state of being dumb (either mute or dim-witted), that is, not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism or from an inability to speak
dumbness: Show or gesture without words; pantomime; dumb-show
To the dumbness of the gesture one might interpret.
dumbness: Muteness, silence; abstention from speech
There was speech in their dumbness.
play dumb: To pretend to be slow-witted or lacking in specific knowledge, usually in order to avoid responsibility or to gain some advantage
Died. Virginia Hill, 49, redheaded, free-spending playmate of the underworld . . . who later acted out a cameo role before the late Senator Estes Kefauver's Senate crime committee, playing dumb about the business dealings of her many racketeer friends.
play dumb: To pretend to be mute
I played dumb 'cause I knew if I talked at all, being simple and guileless, you all would twist me up and have the whole thing in a jiffy.
rock-dumb: Of a person so dumb that his or her intelligence is not appreciably distinguishable from that of a rock; having the quality or characteristic of being as dumb as a rock
dumbly: {a} without using words, silently
dumbness: {n} a dumb state, inability to speak, silence
dumbness: blockheadedness
Big Dumb Booster: {i} rocket which is imprecise and less efficient (such as the "Katyusha")
Deaf and Dumb association: organization for people who cannot speak and/or hear
To be dumb: dumm
as dumb as a statue: silent
ate up with the dumb ass: {s} (North-American Slang) slow-witted, odd, stupid (e.g.: "Don't even bother talking to Jim, he is ate up with the dumb ass.")
deaf and dumb: unable to hear or speak (generally of a person)
deaf-and-dumb: lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
deaf-and-dumb language: {i} sign language, language of hand signals used by deaf and mute people
deaf-dumb: unable to hear or speak
dumbed: past of dumb
dumber: comparative of dumb
dumbest: superlative of dumb
dumbing: present participle of dumb
dumbly: Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt
dumbly: Insensible; unfeeling
dumbly: in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"
dumbly: Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day
dumbly: in a dumb (meaning silent) manner; mutely or silently
dumbly: mutely, speechlessly, silently
dumbly: Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert
dumbly: In silence; mutely
dumbly: in an inarticulate manner; "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"
dumbly: in an inarticulate manner; "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope" in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone" Insensible; unfeeling
dumbly: Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror
dumbness: Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert
dumbness: the state of being dumb (either mute or dim-witted)
dumbness: {i} muteness, speechlessness, inability to speak; stupidity
dumbness: Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day
dumbness: the quality of being mentally slow and limited
dumbness: Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt
dumbness: Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror
dumbness: The quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence; inability to speak
dumbness: Insensible; unfeeling
sing dumb: keep quiet, remain silent
strike dumb: render speechless, as by surprising or shocking; "we were dumbstruck by the candidate's announcement
was struck dumb: was amazed, was astounded

dumb

Türkische aussprache

dʌm

Synonyme

dumbstruck, mute, speechless, wordless, feeble-minded, idiotic, moronic, stupid, banal, brainless, dopey, silly, ridiculous, vulgar, at a loss for words

Antonyme

speaking, bright, intelligent, sharp, smart

Aussprache

/ˈdəm/ /ˈdʌm/

Etymologie

[ 'd&m ] (adjective.) before 12th century. From Old English dumb (“silent, mute, unable to speak”) *dumbaz (compare Old Norse dumbr). In ordinary spoken English, a phrase like "He is dumb" is interpreted as "He is stupid" rather than "He lacks the power of speech". The latter example, however, is the original sense of the word. The senses of stupid, unintellectual, and pointless developed under the influence of the German word dumm.