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doof

/doːf/· adjective

stupid, silly, annoying (colloquial)

Doof — the everyday word for dumm or blöd: Das ist doof! (That's annoying!)

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Komparativ
doofer
Superlativ
am doofsten

One word, many lives

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doof
stupid, silly (colloquial)

Das war eine doofe Frage.

That was a silly question.

Word family

doofder Doofisilly-billy (colloquial)die Doofheitstupidity (colloquial)

Common combinations

  • Das ist doof.That's annoying.
  • Ich finde das doof.I don't like that.
  • sich doof fühlento feel stupid

Similar & opposite

≈ Synonyms
dummblöd

Real examples

  • Der Film war echt doof.The film was really stupid.
  • Ich finde es doof, dass es regnet.I think it's annoying that it's raining.
  • Sei nicht so doof!Don't be so silly!

Related words