The difference between Dumb and Feeble-minded
When used as adjectives, dumb means unable to speak, whereas feeble-minded means weak in intellectual power.
Dumb is also verb with the meaning: to silence.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dumb and Feeble-minded
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Dumb as an adjective (dated):
Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").
Examples:
"His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language."
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Dumb as an adjective (dated):
Silent; unaccompanied by words.
Examples:
"dumb show"
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Dumb as an adjective (informal, pejorative, especially of a person):
extremely stupid.
Examples:
"You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!"
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Dumb as an adjective (figuratively):
Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
Examples:
"This is dumb! We're driving in circles! We should have asked for directions an hour ago!"
"Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another."
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Dumb as an adjective:
Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.
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Dumb as a verb:
To silence.
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Dumb as a verb (transitive):
To make stupid.
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Dumb as a verb (transitive):
To represent as stupid.
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Dumb as a verb (transitive):
To reduce the intellectual demands of.
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Feeble-minded as an adjective:
Weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence
Examples:
"synonyms: irresolute vacillating imbecile"