Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dumbed-down

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
dumb-ed--down
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From dumbed + down.

Inflected Forms

more dumbed-down (comparative) most dumbed-down (superlative)

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does dumbed-down mean?
Made condescendingly simple.
Where does dumbed-down come from?
From dumbed + down.

How to pronounce dumbed-down

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