| ADJECTIVE | all | deadening, boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
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| NOUN | act | deadening, stultification, constipation, impairment | the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) |
| Sounds | deh'dahnihng; deh'dnihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. | |
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| Example | "the deadening effect of some routine tasks" | |
| Synonyms | boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome | |
| Broader | uninteresting | Arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement |
| Spanish | aburrido, agobiante, cargante, gris, latoso, monótono, pesado, tedioso | |
| Catalan | avorrit, carregós, empipador, gris, molest, monòton, pesat, tediós | |
| Meaning | The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine). | |
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| Synonyms | stultification, constipation, impairment | |
| Broader | degradation, debasement | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
| Spanish | amortecimiento | |
| Catalan | esmorteïment | |
| Verbs | deaden | become lifeless, less lively / lively, intense, or active |
| deaden | make less lively, intense, or vigorous | |
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