deadening
English Thesaurus
1. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | debasement, degradation, |
| definition | : | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act) |
2. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (adj.all)
| similar | : | uninteresting, |
| definition | : | arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement (adj.all) |
3. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blunt, deaden, |
| definition | : | make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deaden, |
| definition | : | become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor (verb.change) |
4. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dullness, |
| definition | : | the quality of lacking interestingness (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | boredom, ennui, tedium, |
| definition | : | the feeling of being bored by something tedious (noun.feeling) |
5. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blunt, deaden, |
| definition | : | make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deaden, |
| definition | : | become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor (verb.change) |
6. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dullness, |
| definition | : | the quality of lacking interestingness (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | boredom, ennui, tedium, |
| definition | : | the feeling of being bored by something tedious (noun.feeling) |
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