deadened

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adjective

1. devoid of physical sensation;
numb (Freq. 1)
- his gums were dead from the novocain
- she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth
- a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities
• Syn:
dead
• Similar to:
insensitive
• Derivationally related forms:
deadness (for: dead)
2. made or become less intense (Freq. 1)
- the deadened pangs of hunger
• Similar to:
dull