noun
- plural of dunce; people who are slow to learn or understand
Usage: often considered offensive
Examples
- The teacher refused to call any of her students dunces.
- He felt like one of the dunces when he couldn’t solve the simple math problem.
- The old-fashioned school had a corner where dunces were made to sit.
- She proved her critics wrong after they labeled her and her friends as dunces.
- The comedy portrayed the characters as lovable dunces who always meant well.
- Modern educators avoid using terms like dunces that shame struggling learners.