deadened

Definition of Deadened in English :

Adjective

1. dead, deadened

devoid of physical sensation; numb

Example Sentences:
'his gums were dead from the novocain'
'she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth'
'a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities'

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2. deadened

made or become less intense

Example Sentences:
'the deadened pangs of hunger'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Deadened

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verb

1.

to make or become less sensitive, intense, lively, etc; damp or be damped down; dull

2. (transitive)

to make acoustically less resonant

he deadened the room with heavy curtains

Deadened

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verb transitive

1.

to lessen the vigor, intensity, or liveliness of; dull

2.

to take away the sensitivity of; make numb

3.

to treat (a wall, floor, or ceiling) so as to keep sounds from going through; make soundproof

verb intransitive

4.

to become as if dead; lose vigor, intensity, etc.

Deadened

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v. dead·ened, dead·en·ing, dead·ens

v.tr.

1. To render less intense, sensitive, or vigorous: a medication to deaden the pain; wall tiles that deaden the sound from the rehearsal studio.

2. To make soundproof.

3. To make less colorful or brilliant.

v.intr.

1. To become dead.

2. To lose vigor, brilliance, or liveliness.

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