deadened

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. devoid of physical sensation; numb

- his gums were dead from the novocain

- she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth

Similar word(s): insensitive, dead

2. made or become less intense

- the deadened pangs of hunger

Similar word(s): dull

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of deaden