deadening English

Meaning deadening meaning

What does deadening mean?

deadening

— adjective (= boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome) 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

— noun (= stultification) the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

Synonyms deadening synonyms

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deadening English » English

wearisome

tiresome

tedious

stultification

slow

irksome

impairment

ho-hum

dull

constipation

boring

weakening

stunning

payment

numbing

easing

depreciation

dazing

attenuation