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单词 dumbing down
释义

dumb down

verb

dumbed down; dumbing down; dumbs down

transitive verb

: to lower the level of difficulty and the intellectual content of (something, such as a textbook)
also : to lower the general level of intelligence in
the dumbing down of society

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

dumbing down

verb

present participle of dumb down
as in oversimplifying

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • oversimplifying
  • stripping (down)
  • simplifying
  • streamlining
  • pruning
  • refining
  • purifying
  • trimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • perplexing
  • complicating
  • complexing
  • complexifying
  • sophisticating
  • elaborating
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