dumbness
noun[U]
uk/ˈdʌm.nəs/us/ˈdʌm.nəs/dumbnessnoun[U](BEING STUPID)
informal
thefactof beingstupidor notintelligent:
Theworldherevealsmakes youcringewithembarrassmentat the dumbness ofyourfellowhumanbeings.
He wasamazedby thesheerdumbness of some of hisopponents'claims.
- Thebanksprofited from the naiveness and dumbness of thepopulation.
- Ifpeoplearedumb,lawsare there topreventtheirdumbness fromhurtingotherpeople.
- Hispoetryisfuelledbyastonishmentat thecraziness,weirdness, dumbness, marvellousness, of thelifehefindshimself in.
Stupid and silly behaviour
- antics
- buffoonery
- dottiness
- fatuousness
- folly
- frivolousness
- fruit loopery
- game
- idiocy
- imprudence
- ludicrousness
- madness
- mindlessness
- oafishness
- obtuseness
- puerility
- screwball
- the games (that) people playidiom
- tomfoolery
- vacuousness
dumbnessnoun[U](NOT SPEAKING)
thefactof notspeakingor of not beingabletospeak:
哑I'mguessingthat hisapparentdumbness at daycare isstrategic.我猜想，他在日托所里作哑巴状是一种策略。
Dumbness wasseenas thelogicalconsequenceof beingdeaf.变哑被视作是耳聋的自然后果。
See
dumb
- Hissuddenappearancestruckinstantdumbness in 30boys.
- My lastdentistactuallyturnedtheenforceddumbness of hisvictimsinto asortofcomedyroutine.
- DevelopmentalproblemsincludeAngelmansyndrome, which cancauseepilepsy, dumbness andseverelearningdifficulties.