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dumb (EN)
Adjektiv, Verb

Adjektiv “dumb”

dumb, Komp. dumber, Superl. dumbest
  1. dumm
    He felt dumb for forgetting his own phone number.
  2. dumm (sinnlos)
    Buying the same book twice because you forgot you already owned it was dumb.
  3. stumm
    In the 19th century, schools for the deaf taught dumb students to use their hands for communication.

Verb “dumb”

Infinitiv dumb; er dumbs; Prät. dumbed; Part. dumbed; Ger. dumbing
  1. vereinfachen (in einer Weise, die die Qualität oder Genauigkeit reduziert)
    The publisher decided to dumb down the science textbook, fearing it was too complex for high school students.