mind-numbing
mind-numbing adjective: excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.
Adjective
mind-numbing (comparative more mind-numbing, superlative most mind-numbing)
- Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.
- After hours of mind-numbing work sorting hundreds of nearly identical form, he needed to stop and do something else.
- The story described the main character's wristwatch in mind-numbing detail.
- Synonyms:
- brain-numbing
mind-numbing meaning in Bengali
mind-numbing in Bengali
- অত্যধিক একঘেয়ে, বিরক্তিকর, ধীর, পুনরাবৃত্তিমূলক
Synonyms of mind-numbing
Forms of mind-numbing
| comparative | more mind-numbing |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mind-numbing |
| alternative form | mindnumbing |
Origin of mind-numbing
From mind + numbing. Compare Old English ġemynd-benimming (“lethargy”, noun, literally “numbing of the mind, mind-numbing”).
Words formed from mind-numbing
Questions about mind-numbing
- What does mind-numbing mean?
- Mind-numbing means excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.
- What is mind-numbing in Bengali?
- Mind-numbing in Bengali is অত্যধিক একঘেয়ে, বিরক্তিকর, ধীর. See Mind-numbing meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is mind-numbing?
- Mind-numbing is an adjective.
Words near mind-numbing in the dictionary
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