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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌdʌm ˈdaʊn/
dumb down means: To make ideas too simple, often treating people as less intelligent than they are.
verb
To make ideas too simple, often treating people as less intelligent than they are.
- Do not dumb down the lesson.
- They dumbed down the report for television.
- Can we explain this clearly without dumbing it down?
To become too simple and lose useful ideas or detail.
- The news has dumbed down.
- Television dumbed down as channels competed for viewers.
- Has public debate dumbed down in recent years?
Questions about dumb down
What does dumb down mean?
To make ideas too simple, often treating people as less intelligent than they are.
What is dumb down in other languages?
Türkçe: aşırı basitleştirmek · Español: simplificar demasiado · Français: simplifier à outrance · Deutsch: übermäßig vereinfachen · Italiano: semplificare eccessivamente · 日本語: 過度に単純化する
How do you pronounce dumb down?
It is pronounced /ˌdʌm ˈdaʊn/.
How do you use dumb down in a sentence?
Do not dumb down the lesson. They dumbed down the report for television.
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