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deadened
adjective
made or become less intense
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adjective
made or become less intense
“the deadened pangs of hunger”
adjective
devoid of physical sensation; numb
“his gums were dead from the novocain”
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the deadened pangs of hunger
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
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