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Deadening

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Definitions for Deadening

noun
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
Synonyms
stultification constipation impairment
adjective
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Synonyms
boring dull ho-hum irksome slow tedious tiresome wearisome
Examples
  1. a boring evening with uninteresting people
  2. the deadening effect of some routine tasks
  3. a dull play
  4. his competent but dull performance
  5. a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
  6. what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
  7. tedious days on the train
  8. the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
  9. other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
verb
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Synonyms
dampen deaden damp
Examples
  1. muffle the message
verb
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
Synonyms
girdle deaden
Examples
  1. girdle the plant
verb
make vapid or deprive of spirit
Synonyms
deaden
Examples
  1. deadened wine
verb
lessen the momentum or velocity of
Synonyms
deaden
Examples
  1. deaden a ship's headway
verb
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active
Synonyms
deaden
Examples
  1. lose life, force, or vigor
verb
make less lively, intense, or vigorous
Synonyms
deaden blunt
Examples
  1. impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
  2. Terror blunted her feelings
  3. deaden a sound
verb
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
Synonyms
deaden

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