1. the state of being dull, blunt, or dulled in feeling or perception; a dulling or blunting of the senses or mind
Usage: formal; rare; chiefly medical or philosophical contexts

Examples

• The medication caused a gradual hebetation of his emotional responses.
• Years of stress led to a hebetation of her once-keen intellect.
• The patient reported a hebetation of pain sensation after the injury.
• Chronic fatigue resulted in a hebetation of his mental faculties.
• The hebetation of public concern over the issue troubled the activists.