trubba

trubbig (“blunt”) +‎ -a

trubba (present trubbar, preterite trubbade, supine trubbat, imperative trubba)

1. to blunt, to dull (make not sharp)

   Kroken hade trubbats (av) mot sjöns stenbotten

   The hook had been blunted by the rocky bottom of the lake

2. (figuratively) to blunt, to numb, to desensitize (make less sensitive, sharp, or the like)

   Synonym: avtrubba

   Allt våld man ser gör att man till slut trubbas av

   All the violence you see eventually makes you numb ("does so that one eventually is blunted")

   Sömnbristen hade trubbat av omdömet

   Lack of sleep had clouded her judgment

• Usually with av (“off”).
• Usually figurative.

• trubba in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• trubba in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• trubba in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)