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  1. dumbed-downadjective

    Made condescendingly simple.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dumbed-down in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dumbed-down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dumbed-down in a Sentence

  1. Marlin Bontrager:

    Our educational system has(...) dumbed down our society. And we're seeing the effect of that this election.

  2. Edward Zehr:

    I wouldn't call it fascism exactly, but a political system nominally controlled by an irresponsible, dumbed down electorate who are manipulated by dishonest, cynical, controlled mass media that dispense the propaganda of a corrupt political establishment can hardly be described as democracy either.

  3. Bobby Jindal:

    It's not going to be the last time anyone says something stupid within our party, but it can't be tolerated within our party, we've also had enough of this dumbed-down conservatism. We need to stop being simplistic, we need to trust the intelligence of the American people and we need to stop insulting the intelligence of the voters.

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