deadening

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deadening

The repetitive lecture had a deadening effect on the audience.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Causing mental weariness or boredom: So lacking in interest or stimulation that it induces a feeling of tiredness or disengagement.
    • Dulling or muffling: Having the effect of reducing sound, impact, or vitality.

  2. Noun:

    • The act of making something futile or useless: The process of rendering something ineffective, often through routine or monotony.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The lecture was so deadening that half the audience fell asleep.
    • They installed deadening material in the walls to reduce noise.
  • Noun:
    • The deadening of creativity is a risk in overly rigid systems.
Advanced Usage
  • Used to describe an effect or quality: Often modifies nouns like "effect," "routine," "boredom," or "silence."
    • The deadening routine of the job made him seek new challenges.
  • Used in a literal, physical sense: Can describe materials that absorb sound or impact.
    • The car's cabin features advanced sound-deadening panels.
Variants and Related Words
  • Deaden (verb): To make something less strong, intense, or lively.
    • The medication will deaden the pain.
  • Deadened (adjective): Having been made less sensitive or lively.
    • He felt a deadened sensation in his fingers.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Boring, dull, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, monotonous, muffling.
  • Noun: Stultification, impairment, nullification.
Related Phrases
  • A deadening effect/influence: A force that causes something to become dull or less active.
    • The bureaucracy had a deadening effect on innovation.
  • Sound-deadening: Specifically used to describe materials that reduce noise.
    • They recommended sound-deadening curtains for the studio.
Related Idioms
  • (To be) a deadening experience: An experience that is profoundly boring or soul-crushing.
    • The endless paperwork was a deadening experience for the new recruits.
deadening

The repetitive lecture had a deadening effect on the audience.

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- Edmund Burke
    • tedious days on the train
    • the tiresome chirping of a cricket- Mark Twain
    • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
Noun
  1. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

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