Deadening has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
2
The process by which something is deadened.
Verb
1
present participle of deaden
Adjective
1
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"
"tedious days on the train"
"the tiresome chirping of a cricket"
"other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
Example Sentences
"a boring evening with uninteresting people"
adjective
"the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
adjective
"a dull play"
adjective
"his competent but dull performance"
adjective
"a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"
adjective
"what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"
adjective
"tedious days on the train"
adjective
"the tiresome chirping of a cricket"
adjective
"other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)