1. causing someone to feel bored and mentally dull; making someone lose enthusiasm or alertness

Examples

• The stultifying heat made it impossible to concentrate on work.
• She found the repetitive factory job stultifying and quit after a month.
• The professor’s monotone lectures were stultifying to even the most eager students.
• Living in the small town became stultifying for someone with her ambitions.
• The stultifying bureaucracy discouraged innovation and creativity.
• He escaped the stultifying routine by taking evening art classes.