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DEADENED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Made or become less intense
Example:
the deadened pangs of hunger
Classified under:
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:
Similar:
insensitive (not responsive to physical stimuli)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb deaden
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