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deadening
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Adjective
  • 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
  • the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
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