dumbsize

ˈdʌmsaɪz

Definition

Definition of dumbsize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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business

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Slang

reduce employees without considering efficiency or profitability

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Slang

The company decided to dumbsize, leading to operational chaos.

cut back

downsize

lay off

simplification

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Slang

simplify something to make it less effective

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Slang

They dumbsized the software, removing key features.

simplify

streamline

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Origin of dumbsize

English, dumb (silent) + size (to make)

Examples of dumbsize in a sentence

Dumbsize moves often lead to a loss of talent.
The team dumbsized the project, losing its original impact.
Management decided to dumbsize the training program.

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French:licencier sans discernement, abrutir, ...
German:planlos Personal abbauen, vereinfachen, ...
Italian:ridurre il personale in modo sconsiderato, semplificare, ...
Spanish:recortar personal sin criterio, simplificar, ...
Portuguese:cortar pessoal indiscriminadamente, simplificar, ...
Chinese:盲目裁员, 过度简化, ...
Japanese:ダムサイズする, 簡素化する, ...
Arabic:سَرَّحَ الموظفين بشكل عشوائي, بَسَّطَهُ بِشَكْلٍ مُضِرّ, ...
Hebrew:לְפַטֵּר בְּאֹפֶן טִפְשִׁי, לְפַשֵּׁט, ...
Russian:сокращать бездумно, чрезмерно упрощать, ...
Ukrainian:скорочувати, надмірно спрощувати, ...
Hindi:बिना सोचे-समझे घटाना, सरल बनाना, ...
Bengali:কর্মী সংখ্যা কমানো, সরলীকরণ করা, ...
Catalan:reduir personal sense criteri, simplificar, ...
Czech:propouštět, osekat, ...
Danish:reducere medarbejderstaben uden omtanke, forenkle, ...
Dutch:personeel verminderen, inefficiënt vereenvoudigen, ...
Greek:μειώνω το προσωπικό χωρίς σκέψη, απλοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:leépíteni, lebutítani, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយបុគ្គលិកដោយមិនគិតគូរ, ធ្វើឱ្យសាមញ្ញពេក រហូតបាត់បង់មុខងារ ឬប្រសិទ្ធភាពសំខាន់ៗ, ...
Korean:덤사이즈하다, 비효율적으로 단순화하다, ...
Persian:کاهش نیرو داد, ساده‌سازی ناکارآمد, ...
Polish:bezmyślnie redukować, zredukować skuteczność, ...
Portuguese (BR):cortar pessoal indiscriminadamente, simplificar, ...
Romanian:a reduce personalul fără discernământ, a simplifica prea mult, ...
Swedish:skära ner, förenkla ineffektivt, ...
Thai:ลดจำนวนพนักงาน, ทำให้เรียบง่ายเกินไป, ...
Turkish:verimsiz küçülmek, basitleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:cắt giảm nhân sự một cách thiếu suy nghĩ, đơn giản hóa, ...

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