"mind-numbing" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-mind-numbing.ogg Forms: more mind-numbing [comparative], most mind-numbing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} mind-numbing (comparative more mind-numbing, superlative most mind-numbing)
  1. (idiomatic) Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: brain-numbing Derived forms: mind-numbingly, mind-numbingness Translations (excessively boring): 讓人心煩意亂的 (Chinese Mandarin), 让人心烦意乱的 (ràng rén xīnfányìluàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), geestdodend (Dutch), turruttava (Finnish), abrutissant (French), stumpfsinnig (German), arcynudny (Polish), отупля́ющий (otupljájuščij) (Russian), förslöande (Swedish)

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