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- The meaning of OBTUSION is a blunting or a condition of being blunted.
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The meaning of OBTUSION is a blunting or a condition of being blunted.
What does the noun obtusion mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun obtusion . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
ob·tu·sion. (ŏb-tū'zhŭn) 1. Dullness of sensibility. 2. A dulling or deadening of sensibility. Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012.
Obtusion noun. the act or process of making obtuse or blunt. Obtusion noun. the state of being dulled or blunted; as, the obtusion of the senses. Etymology: [L. obtusio, from obtundere to blunt. See Obtund.]
1. adjective. Someone who is obtuse has difficulty understanding things, or makes no effort to understand them. [formal] I've really been very obtuse and stupid. obtuseness uncountable noun. Naivety bordering on obtuseness helped sustain his faith. 2. adjective. An obtuse angle is between 90° and 180°. Compare acute angle. [technical]
stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand: The answer's obvious - or are you being deliberately obtuse? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Obtusion definition: (medicine) The blunting , dulling , or weakening of normal sensation .