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Meaning of 'deadened' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deadened [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Deaden

Meaning of 'deadened' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deadened [ s]
Meaning (1):
- devoid of physical sensation; numb
Example in sentence:
  • a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities;
  • his gums were dead from the novocain;
  • she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth
Meaning (2):
- made or become less intense
Example in sentence:
  • the deadened pangs of hunger

Nearby Words:

deacon deaconess deaconhood deaconry deaconship dead dead beat dead-eye dead-hearted dead-pay

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