noun
Meaning 1
The process by which something is deadened.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
deadening
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noun
Meaning 2
A forest clearing created by girdling the trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of deaden
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness- Edmund Burke- Mark Twain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stultification, constipation, impairment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: degradation, debasement
History
Etymology
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