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deaden

/ˈdedn/verb

उच्चारण डेडन

(आवाज़, दर्द या भावना को) कम करना, मंद करना, सुन्न करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T]

    to make a sound, a feeling or pain less strong

    (आवाज़, दर्द या भावना को) कम करना, मंद करना, सुन्न करना

    • The doctor gave him an injection to deaden the pain.
    • Thick curtains helped to deaden the noise of the traffic.

    Synonyms dull numb blunt muffle alleviate

    Opposite intensify sharpen heighten

  2. 2

    [T]

    to make something or somebody less lively or less sensitive

    नीरस या संवेदनहीन बना देना

    • Years of routine work had deadened his enthusiasm.

    Synonyms stifle dampen blunt

    Opposite stimulate enliven

◇Word family
dead adjectivedeadening adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

dull numb blunt muffle alleviate stifle dampen

Antonyms

intensify sharpen heighten stimulate enliven

?Which word?

Do not confuse deaden (to make a sound or pain less strong) and deafen (to make a noise so loud that people cannot hear).

Deaden (आवाज़ या दर्द को कम करना) और deafen (इतना शोर करना कि लोग सुन न सकें) में भ्रमित न हों।