definition of the word mind-numbing

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.

   After hours of mind-numbing work sorting hundreds of nearly identical form, he needed to stop and do something else.

   The story described the main character's wristwatch in mind-numbing detail.

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