obtuse

/-ˈtʃuːs/verb

To weaken or blunt a feeling or physical sensation.

Example sentence

“Years of the same routine had obtused his enthusiasm for the job.”

Familiar mainly as an adjective: an obtuse person is slow to grasp a point, and an obtuse angle is wider than 90 degrees.

Related words

occupyTo fill or use up an amount of time.obtainTo get or acquire something, by whatever means.oceanOne of the vast areas of salt water that lie between the continents.obstructTo block a path, passage, or opening so that things cannot get through.officeA formal duty, role, or position of responsibility, especially an official one.obstinateSticking firmly to your own opinion or plan and refusing to change it.