deadening(n = noun.act) constipation, impairment, stultification - the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine);
is a kind of debasement, degradation
Derived forms verb deaden6, verb deaden5
deadening(s = adj.all) boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome - 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"; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"