deadened

  • 111undéaded — adj not deadened …

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  • 112dead — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. deceased, perished, defunct; lifeless, inanimate; obsolete, extinct. See death, nonexistence, insensibility.Ant., alive, living. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without life] Syn. deceased, departed,… …

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  • 113faint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. swoon; lose heart or courage; fail, fade, weaken, pass out (inf.). adj. pale, indistinct; feeble, weak. See weakness, colorlessness, impotence, silence, dimness, faintness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1 …

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  • 114hardened — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Made hard] Syn. compacted, stiffened, stiff; see firm 2 . 2. [Inured to labor or hardship] Syn. disciplined, trained, accustomed, habituated, inured, resistant, steeled, toughened, seasoned. Ant. unaccustomed,… …

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  • 115deaden — 1660s deprive of or diminish (some quality), from DEAD (Cf. dead) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Earlier the verb was simply dead. Related: Deadened; deadening …

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  • 116deaden — [[t]de̱d(ə)n[/t]] deadens, deadening, deadened VERB If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud. [V n] He needs morphine to deaden the pain in his chest... [V n] They managed to deaden the sound on TV every time the …

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  • 117dampened — adj. became damp; deadened damp·en || dæmpÉ™n v. make damp, moisten, wet; become damp; moderate, depress, discourage, dull; diminish vigor, deaden; soundproof …

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  • 118muffled scream — choked cry, deadened shout …

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  • 119hardened — v. a. 1. Indurated, made hard. 2. Confirmed, inured, accustomed, habituated, seasoned, trained. 3. Deadened, seared, steeled, unfeeling, benumbed, callous, insensible. 4. Depraved, reprobate, obdurate, impenitent, lost, abandoned, incorrigible,… …

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  • 120muffled — a. 1. Wrapped up, concealed. 2. Dulled, deadened, suppressed …

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