deadened
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ devoid of physical sensation; numb; "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"
deadened
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ made or become less intense; "the deadened pangs of hunger"
deadening
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "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"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
deadening
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
deadhead
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
deadhead
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way; "the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible"