obtund

1 Meanwhile, The Concise Oxford Dictionary says to obtund is "to blunt or deaden".

2 In the same way, the obtunding of the nerve cells in the cortex by anaesthetics or of the conducting nerve apparatus on the way to the brain by local anaesthesia, will have a like effect.

3 In men of genius the moral sense is sometimes obtunded, if not altogether absent.

4 Often at his desk there, his mind became strangely obtunded and he babbled vapidly; his big face pinched up till it seemed lean and grey, and he pitched forward, face down, upon the desk.

5 Daily contact with vice obtunds their first abhorrence of it.

6 In paralysis of sensation, the reflexes of coughing, vomiturition and vomiting are obtunded.

7 Many gentlemen told me they tried it upon themselves, and, while it affected them very seriously by giddiness, they still retained consciousness; and, such being the case, no effect could be produced for obtunding pain.

8 V. be blunt, render blunt &c. adj.; obtund†, dull; take off the point, take off the edge; turn.

9 Madeira did not seem to be unconscious, but his senses were obtunded, and it was some minutes before he could sit up.

10 Both admitted the alternately stimulating and obtunding influence of heterosexual magnetism.

11 V. be insensible &c. adj.; have a thick skin, have a rhinoceros hide. render insensible &c. adj.; anaesthetize†, blunt, pall, obtund†, benumb, paralyze; put under the influence of chloroform &c. n.; stupefy, stun.

12 While the special senses are in partial action, the sense of pain is obtunded, and in many cases completely annulled, consciousness and general sensibility being preserved.

1 使迟钝

dull Blunt deaden dull the edge of torpefy blunt blindfold torporific torpify opiate petrify

2 使变钝

rust dull rebate

3 使缓和

soothing assuasive still season modify moderate mitigate alleviate sweeten mollify qualify soften chasten emollient subdue excuse alloy temper mute opiate

4 使失去感觉

numb sear benumb

5 使减弱

decrease Blunt numb abate attenuate

6 失去感觉

benumb numb sear

7 缓和

alleviative soothing tempered relaxant low-pressure chastening demulcent lenitive assuasive modification relaxation mitigation remission easement alleviation appeasement assuagement subdual ease relax moderate subside still season quiet qualify modify relieve buffer cushion dull mitigate alleviate temper lighten soothe remit sweeten disarm subdue lull salve allay assuage slacken mollify soft-pedal emollient remittal unbend smooth modulate appease quell attemper soften bate palliative moderation thaw détente excuse alloy mute opiate defuse give abate modificatory ease-up subdued seasoning palliate mollification relent slake beat comfort slack solace deaden chasten remissive relaxative palliation prepare absorb balm attenuate stanch

8 抑制

inhibitory suppressive control bit stay arrest curb restraint oppression suppression inhibition repression smother bridle jamming subdual tutor withhold refrain mortify help check press pocket possess govern spike poison dam throttle conquer choke inhibit tame restrain cork rein dampen crucify depress quench gulp repress halter subjugate vanquish forbear bate throttlehold

9 迟钝

beef-witted cunctative fat-witted staumrel slow heavy fat gross dull sluggish lymphatic inert impervious lethargic impenetrable glassy heavy-handed obtuse tardy leaden phlegmatic stolid lumpish torpid slow-witted heavy-footed dunny laggardly thick-skulled unapt sternforemost dully torpidness opacity inertia phlegm slowness dullness torpor bluntness insensibility denseness unreadiness stolidity torpidity cunctation stupid dim backward bovine sodden unready dopey purblind blockish hebetude density rust languor torpefy blunt blindfold phlegmatical thick moderate pudding inactive opaque stagnant unresponsive soggy pokey poky muzzy half-witted lobotomized sottish heavy-headed torporific heavily thickness stagnation inaction retardation heaviness stagnancy tardigrade dullish stick-in-the-mud stagnate torpify opiate petrify

10 变钝

rusty rust dull deaden blunt rebate