Blunted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make less intense

make numb or insensitive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæftɔːɹɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːtə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæftɔːɹɪm/.

Examples

blunted emotions
The shock numbed her senses
Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dulled numb dull blunt deaden benumb

Antonyms

enliven sharpen

Parts of Speech

verb	make less intense “blunted emotions”
verb	make numb or insensitive “The shock numbed her senses”
verb	make dull or blunt “Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge”
verb	make less sharp “blunt the knives”
verb	make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation “Terror blunted her feelings”
adjective	made dull or blunt

Word Forms

deadening

noun

the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abgestumpft

weniger intensiv machen

🇫🇷French

émoussé

rendre moins intense

🇪🇸Spanish

embotado

hacer menos intenso

🇮🇹Italian

smussato

rendere meno intenso

🇳🇱Dutch

afgestompt

minder intens maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

embotado

tornar menos intenso

🇷🇺Russian

притупленный

сделать менее интенсивным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पा

कम तीव्र बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

ভোঁতা

কম তীব্র করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மழுங்கியது

குறைந்த தீவிரம் செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

మొద్దుబారిపోయింది

తక్కువ తీవ్రతను చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बोथट

कमी तीव्र करा

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊಂಡಾಯಿತು

ಕಡಿಮೆ ತೀವ್ರತೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മങ്ങിയത്

തീവ്രത കുറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦਲਾ

ਘੱਟ ਤੀਬਰ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کند

کم شدید بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

钝化的

减弱强度

🇯🇵Japanese

鈍くなった

強度を弱める

🇰🇷Korean

무딘

덜 강렬하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cùn

làm bớt dữ dội hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ทื่อ

ทำให้รุนแรงน้อยลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tumpul

membuat kurang intens

🇵🇭Filipino

napurol

gawing mas matindi

🇲🇾Malay

tumpul

buat kurang sengit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أضعف

جعل أقل كثافة

🇮🇷Persian

کند شده

شدت کمتری ایجاد کند

🇹🇷Turkish

körelmiş

daha az yoğun hale getir

🇮🇱Hebrew

קהה

לעשות פחות אינטנסיבי

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