dumbness
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈdʌm.nəs/
:
mudez
- Her choice of silent protest symbolized a deep emotional dumbness toward the situation.
Self-discipline helped Helen Keller to triumph over deafness, blindness and dumbness, a combination of afflictions such as most people never experience.
- Self-discipline helped Helen Keller to triumph over deafness, blindness and dumbness, a combination of afflictions such as most people never experience.
Examples
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After the accident, his dumbness prevented him from speaking for several weeks.
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It was the house of darkness, the house of dumbness, the house of suffocation.
Academic text (2008) -
The extent of the dumbness is breathtaking.
Blog text (2) -
Spiritual dumbness?
Blog text (13) -
Self-discipline helped Helen Keller to triumph over deafness, blindness and dumbness, a combination of afflictions such as most people never experience.
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The patient experienced a sudden dumbness due to the effects of the medication.
Synonyms
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9.1
A condition where a person cannot speak or understand words after brain damage
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9.2
A condition where a person does not speak because of a physical or mental problem
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6.8
Not speaking because someone cannot or chooses not to speak
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5.5
Not able to speak because you feel very shocked or upset
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9.9
A condition in which a person cannot speak but can still understand language
A complete loss of the ability to speak or understand language
A condition in which a person is born unable to hear and so cannot speak
A person born deaf who cannot speak because they did not hear language
Antonyms
How Silent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dumbness comes from the old word dumb, which originally meant 'silent' or 'unable to speak', so dumbness can mean the physical state of being unable to speak.