Definition of deadening Deadening
/dɛˈdʌnɪŋ/ - [deduning] - dead•en•ing
We found 5 definitions of deadening from 4 different sources.
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What does deadening mean?
WordNet
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| deadening - so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" | ||
| boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome | ||
| uninteresting characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative; "institutional food" | ||
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| deadening - the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) | ||
| stultification, constipation, impairment | ||
| debasement, degradation changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- deadening (Verb)
Present participle of deaden.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deadening (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Deaden
Part of speech
🔤- deadening, verb, gerund of deaden (infinitive).
- deadening, noun, singular of deadenings.
