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Pronunciation / Transliteration: man ko sust karne wala
"यह काम इतना मन को सुस्त करने वाला था कि मैं सो गया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing a loss of mental clarity or dulling the senses due to extreme boredom or monotony.
"The lecture was so mind-numbing that several students fell asleep." - 2
Extremely tedious or uninteresting.
"The mind-numbing task of data entry took all day."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'mind-numbing' is a compound adjective formed from 'mind', originating from Old English 'gemynd', meaning 'memory' or 'thought', and 'numbing', derived from the verb 'numb', which traces back to Middle English 'nombren', meaning 'to make numb'. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century to describe experiences that are overwhelmingly dull or tedious.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mind-Numbing" is said worldwide
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abrutissant
Transliteration: a-broo-tee-sahn
"Le travail était si abrutissant que j'ai perdu toute concentration."
geisttötend
Transliteration: guy-st-toe-tend
"Die Aufgabe war so geisttötend, dass ich nicht mehr weiterarbeiten konnte."
annoiato
Transliteration: an-noy-ah-to
"Il film era così annoiato che ho perso interesse."
aburrido
Transliteration: ah-boo-ree-do
"El trabajo era tan aburrido que me quedé dormido."
entediado
Transliteration: en-teh-dee-ah-do
"A tarefa era tão entediante que perdi a concentração."
मन को सुस्त करने वाला
Transliteration: man ko sust karne wala
"यह काम इतना मन को सुस्त करने वाला था कि मैं सो गया।"
令人麻木的
Transliteration: lìng rén má mù de
"这项工作令人麻木，完全没有吸引力。"
정신을 마비시키는
Transliteration: jeongsin-eul mabi-sikineun
"그 작업은 정신을 마비시키는 것이었다."
頭が鈍る
Transliteration: atama ga niburu
"その仕事は頭が鈍るほど退屈だった。"
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