deadening
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈdɛdənɪŋ/
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desgaste
- Specifically, Benjamin's recourse to Mickey Mouse revolved around the effects of collective laughter, which he saw as the antidote to the deadening of individual experience under the assaults of modern technology.
- sound deadening
- deadening material
Considering this is a cloth soft top, there must just be layers upon layers of sound deadening material inside this roof.
- Considering this is a cloth soft top, there must just be layers upon layers of sound deadening material inside this roof.
Examples
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A blog was a way to finally write what I wanted without the soul-deadening, time-consuming, and largely dead-end submission process, and thus, 2.
Blog text (17) -
Genovese predicted that the society would be successful if it could help end the deadening sense in the profession that certain things may not be discussed; if the politically correct could be forced to defend their positions with evidence and logic; and if the organization could involve people of all ranks and generate a sense of excitement.
Academic text (1999) -
The power station provides the power so society can function, and society functions so people will work at soul-deadening jobs like the power station.
Blog text (32) -
In his 1921 and 1923 studies of library schools in the United States, Charles Williamson cautions against "routine processes of hand work and the memorizing of rules and classes," which frequently results in "deadening" students' "initiative and enthusiasm." 9
Academic text (2015) -
In this manner, the deadening of the soul—which began with our own souls—must expand to deaden us to the full reality of the selves of others.
Blog text (34) -
The daily routine of the job created a deadening effect on her creativity.
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He felt a deadening of his enthusiasm after doing the same tasks over and over.
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The constant repetition in the course led to a deadening of students' interest.
Synonyms
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3.7
Something that is not interesting or exciting
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3.0
A slow loss of strength, color, or sound over time
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5.3
A drop in strength or level of something, like noise and excitement
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9.9
Making people and ideas look useless and foolish by strict rules or by making fun of them
A lack of new ideas that makes something seem dull and familiar
Antonyms
How Dull
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deadening as a noun comes from the simple parts dead ('not alive' or 'without feeling') and -en ('make'), so it literally means 'the making of something lifeless'. That's why the noun refers to a process or effect that makes things less lively, interesting, or effective.