1. made dull, blunt, or less sharp; dulled in feeling or perception
Usage: formal or literary; often used to describe a state of mental or emotional numbness

Examples

• After years of routine work, his mind had become hebetated and unresponsive to new ideas.
• The constant noise hebetated her senses until she could no longer hear individual sounds.
• His hebetated expression showed no reaction to the surprising news.
• The medication left him feeling hebetated and disconnected from his surroundings.
• Grief had hebetated her emotional responses to the world around her.