# mind-numbing

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.

## Etymology
From mind + numbing. Compare Old English ġemynd-benimming (“lethargy”, noun, literally “numbing of the mind, mind-numbing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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