# dumbed

Pronunciation: say "DUMD" /dʌmd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of dumb. — simple past and past participle of dumb
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of dumb. Use this form when it already happened.
   - _Critics complained that the network dumbed the news down for ratings._
   - _The original argument had been dumbed down beyond recognition._

## Adjective

2. Having been rendered unable to speak; reduced to silence. *(literary)*
   - Simple: Made silent and unable to speak.
   - _The dumbed mourners stood frozen at the graveside._
   - _Grief left her dumbed, unable to utter a single word._

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