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dumm: stupid — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Quality-approved learning entryAdjectiveLevel A2

dumm

stupid

not intelligent or showing poor judgment

IPA/dʊm/

The single syllable is stressed.

dumm: stupid

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

not intelligent or showing poor judgment

Das war eine dumme Entscheidung.

Ich habe einen dummen Fehler gemacht.

Nenn ihn nicht dumm.

For people, the word can be insulting. For decisions and mistakes it is less personal.

dumme Idee — stupid idea

The comparative and superlative have an umlaut: dumm, dümmer, am dümmsten.

Choose one answer.

Which comparative is correct?

dumm means not intelligent or foolish. It can be insulting when used for a person.