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blunted

adjective/ˈblʌntɪd/

C1CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Describing an emotional response that is noticeably reduced in intensity or range.

The patient's emotional reactions appeared blunted, with only minimal response to good or bad news.

Similar: dulled, muted

Topic: Mental health nursing in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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