Translations for „witless“ in the English » German Dictionary

wit·less [ˈwɪtləs] ADJ

witless

dumm

witless person also

einfältig

witless remark

geistlose Bemerkung

to frighten [or scare] sb witless

jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to be scared witless

Todesängste ausstehen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

witless remark

geistlose Bemerkung

to be scared witless

Todesängste ausstehen

to frighten [or scare] sb witless

jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to be scared to death [or stiff] [or witless] [or out of one's wits]

Todesängste ausstehen

to scare sb stiff [or witless] [or out of his wits] [or to death]

jdn zu Tode ängstigen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Large prehistoric mammals, for instance, are variously described as being awkward or witless.

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Suddenly my own face, reflected, startles me witless.

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Basically, we are invited to watch two drudges meander through a witless, pointless exercise in farce...

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