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deadeningly
adverb
uk /ˈded.ən.ɪŋ.li/ us /ˈded.ən.ɪŋ.li/
in a way that prevents new ideas from developing:
There is not a precise moment when the film goes from being mediocre to deadeningly humourless.
Her new book, at first, feels deadeningly familiar.
Why was this performance such a deadeningly unrewarding experience?
The music was very energetic, but deadeningly repetitive.
The film features another deadeningly dull performance from the star.
The rooms have been decorated in the deadeningly bland style of an international hotel chain.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Discouraging and putting off
aversive
dampen someone's enthusiasm
dampen someone's spirits
dampener on something
daunt
deterrence
deterrent
discourage
discouragement
discouraging
disheartening
dishearteningly
disincentive
emasculate
emasculation
pour/throw cold water on somethingidiom
spoke
take the wind out of someone's sailsidiom
throw cold water on somethingidiom
unencouraging
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