dumbness
noun/ˈdʌmnəs/
/ˈdʌmnəs/
[uncountable]- (especially North American English, informal) the state or quality of being stupid
- In a moment of drunken dumbness, he tried to stand on his head.
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- (old-fashioned, offensive) a condition in which a person is unable to speak Dumbness used in this meaning is old-fashioned and now considered offensive. You can use speech impairment instead.
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