obtundity

ob·tund

 (ŏb-tŭnd′)

tr.v. ob·tund·ed, ob·tund·ing, ob·tunds

To make less intense; dull or deaden.

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[Middle English obtunden, from Latin obtundere : ob-, against; see ob- + tundere, to beat.]

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ob·tund′ent adj.

ob·tun′di·ty n.

obtundity

(ɒbˈtʌndɪtɪ)

n

the state of having the senses numbed or less sharp