dunce
11
6.1
- noun
- /dʌns/
- Offensive
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- She called him a dunce when he forgot the answer to the simple question.
- dunce cap
It asks me what time, then when I say when I get to work, you're dunce. It navigates me there.
- It asks me what time, then when I say when I get to work, you're dunce. It navigates me there.
- And they just made him sound like a dunce and a clown and all those values that they hate with every fiber of their being save the country under their own scenario.
Examples
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Do you take me for a dunce?
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Don't be a dunce; it's important to pay attention in class.
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Now go put your dunce cap on and stand in the corner for half an hour.
Blog text (7) -
I'm a dunce, a hopeless case.
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I always knew Fissolini was a dunce, but I never expected him to do this.
Fiction book (2001) -
You've always been such a dunce.
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On his head, instead of a crown, there had turned out to be a dunce's cap.
Fiction book (1999) -
And maybe kids will improve their academics instead of being considered dunces of the world.
Blog text (10) -
But even a dunce must see how ludicrous the idea of negotiating with Hamas is.
Blog text (17) -
Don't be a dunce.
Synonyms
115
6.0
A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes
88
9.9
A rude word for someone who does something very stupid
55
9.9
A rude word for a person who is very stupid and unpleasant
43
7.9
A person who does silly things without thinking
42
8.1
A person who behaves in a foolish way
18
9.9
A rude insulting word for someone who is very stupid or unpleasant
14
7.7
A person who is not very smart
12
8.2
A person who is stupid or slow to understand things
12
8.3
A person who does not know much
5
9.7
A person who is not very smart
4
8.9
A person who is very stupid
3
9.1
A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes
3
8.4
A rude word for someone who is not smart
3
9.3
A person who is not very smart
2
8.7
A person who is not very smart
1
2.7
A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices
1
9.9
A person who acts in a silly or stupid way
1
9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
1
9.9
A person who is not very intelligent
1
9.9
A person who is silly and not very clever
1
9.9
A person who is not very smart
1
9.9
A person who is very stupid or foolish
A person who is not very smart
A person who acts foolishly or forgets things
A person who knows a lot but acts foolish
Antonyms
Compounds
How Stupid
- Offensive
∞
1.2
- Slur
483
8.1
- Offensive
∞
1.4
- Offensive
11
6.1
- Offensive
21
7.3
- Slur
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dunce comes from a teacher long ago named Duns, and his students were once called 'Dunses'. Over time the name was used for learners who would not accept new ideas, so it became an insult for someone 'slow to learn'.