Dumb may refer to:
A human state
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Muteness
In human development, muteness or mutism is defined as an absence of speech, with or without an ability to hear the speech of others. Mutism is typically understood as a person's inability to speak, and commonly observed by their family members, c ...
, the condition of being unwilling or unable to speak
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Stupidity
Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit, an inability to learn. It may be innate, assumed or reactive. The word ''stupid'' comes from the Latin word ''stupere''. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictio ...
, a lack of intelligence
Songs
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"Dumb" (The 411 song), 2004
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"Dumb" (Faith Evans song), 2012
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"Dumb" (Nirvana song), 1993
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"Dumb" (Tich song), 2013
* "Dumb", by the Beautiful South from ''
Quench
In materials science, quenching is the rapid cooling of a workpiece in water, gas, oil, polymer, air, or other fluids to obtain certain material properties. A type of heat treating, quenching prevents undesired low-temperature processes, such ...
'', 1998
* "Dumb", by
Bvndit
Bvndit (; pronounced "Bandit"; acronym for Be Ambitious N Do It; stylized in all caps) was a South Korean girl group under MNH Entertainment. The group consisted of five members: Yiyeon, Songhee, Jungwoo, Simyeong, and Seungeun. They made their ...
, 2019
* "Dumb", by Garbage from ''
Version 2.0'', 1998
* "Dumb", by Jason Derulo from ''
Future History
A future history, imaginary history or anticipatory history is a fictional conjecture of the future used by authors of science fiction and other speculative fiction to construct a common background for stories. Sometimes the author publishes a t ...
'', 2011
* "Dumb", by Jazmine Sullivan from ''
Reality Show
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...
'', 2015
* "Dumb", by
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling gir ...
, 2015
* "Dumb", by Royce da 5'9" from ''
Book of Ryan
''Book of Ryan'' is the seventh studio album by American rapper Royce da 5'9". It was released on May 4, 2018 by Royce's own label Heaven Studios and eOne Music. The album features guest appearances from artists Eminem, J. Cole, Pusha T, Jadakis ...
'', 2018
* "Dumb", by Silver Sun from ''
Silver Sun
Silver Sun are a British power pop band, who formed in 1995 in Camden, London. They released their self-titled debut album in 1997, and after two major label releases that saw moderate success, the band released two further albums independe ...
'', 1997
* "Dumb", by Todrick Hall from ''
Straight Outta Oz
''Straight Outta Oz'' is the second solo studio album and original musical, written and produced by American singer-songwriter and YouTube celebrity Todrick Hall with music produced by Jeeve Ducornet and wiidope, released on 23 June 2016. Feature ...
'', 2016
Other uses
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Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine'', a 2017 American documentary film
See also
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Deaf and dumb
Deaf-mute is a term which was used historically to identify a person who was either deaf and used sign language or both deaf and could not speak. The term continues to be used to refer to deaf people who cannot speak an oral language or have som ...
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Dumbing down
Dumbing down is the deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content in education, literature, cinema, news, video games, and culture. Originating in 1933, the term "dumbing down" was movie-business slang, used by screenplay writers, meanin ...
, the term referring to oversimplification of a topic
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Dummer (disambiguation)
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Dummy (disambiguation)
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