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dumb (EN)
bijvoeglijk naamwoord, werkwoord

bijvoeglijk naamwoord “dumb”

dumb, comp. dumber, sup. dumbest
  1. dom
    He felt dumb for forgetting his own phone number.
  2. dom (zonder zin)
    Buying the same book twice because you forgot you already owned it was dumb.
  3. stom
    In the 19th century, schools for the deaf taught dumb students to use their hands for communication.

werkwoord “dumb”

infinitief dumb; hij dumbs; verleden tijd dumbed; volt. deelw. dumbed; ger. dumbing
  1. versimpelen
    The publisher decided to dumb down the science textbook, fearing it was too complex for high school students.