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avtrubba

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Swedish

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Etymology

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av (off) +‎ trubba (blunt, dull)

Verb

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avtrubba (present avtrubbar, preterite avtrubbade, supine avtrubbat, imperative avtrubba)

  1. to desensitize, to numb, to blunt (make less sensitive (or sharp or the like))
    Akutläkare blir till slut avtrubbade inför blod och inälvor
    Emergency physicians eventually become desensitized to blood and guts
    Folk blir avtrubbade av allt våld på tv
    People become numb to all the violence on TV ("are desensitized by all the violece on TV")
    Hans omdöme var avtrubbat av alkohol
    His judgment was clouded by alcohol

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