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DEADENED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Made or become less intense

Example:

the deadened pangs of hunger

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dull (not keenly felt)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Devoid of physical sensation; numb

Example:

a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities

Synonyms:

dead; deadened

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

insensitive (not responsive to physical stimuli)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb deaden

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