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Adjective: deadening ded(u)ning- So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
- boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, unamusing, draggy
Noun: deadening ded(u)ning- The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
- stultification, constipation, impairment
Verb: deaden ded(u)n- Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- dampen, damp - Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
- girdle - Make vapid or deprive of spirit
"deadened wine" - Lessen the momentum or velocity of
"deaden a ship's headway" - Become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigour
- Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigour, force, activity, or sensation
"deaden a sound"
- blunt - Convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
Derived forms: deadenings See also: uninteresting Type of: alter, break, change, convert, damp, dampen, debasement, degradation, incise, modify, retard, soften, weaken Antonym: enliven Encyclopedia: Deaden |