[
UK
/dˈɛdənd/
]
ADJECTIVE
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devoid of physical sensation; numb
a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities
she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth
his gums were dead from the novocain -
made or become less intense
the deadened pangs of hunger
How To Use deadened In A Sentence
- With new emotion and fresh distress Cecilia perceived this change; what he might have to say she could not conjecture, but all that foreran his communication convinced her it was nothing she could wish; and much as she had desired some explanation of his designs, when the long-expected moment seemed arriving, prognostications the most cruel of the event, repressed her impatience, and deadened her curiosity. Cecilia
- Your constant criticism has deadened their enthusiasm.
- A log cabin, and occasionally a stable and corn crib, and a field of a dozen acres, the timber girdled or "deadened," and fenced, are enough for his occupancy. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West
- I push my deadened feet up, forcing them to move, my hands stuck by my side as I turn the corner into the lounge.
- The deadened echo of those words still sounded round Man now, as he stood cold and strengthless in Soho Square. MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
- In this culture, we are deadened to the effects of our lives on other people, other animals, on natural resources every day.
- Between the water draining, the cool water pouring in, and her skin deadened from sensation, the pain started to become tolerable.
- Sadly, the supporting non-celebrity players deliver their lines in the same deadened monotone that passes for the industry standard in video game voice acting.
- When my traumatized states could not find a hospitable relational home or context of human understanding, I became deadened, and my world became dulled. Robert D. Stolorow: Losing and Regaining My Sense of Being
- My toes are deadened with cold.
