Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed.
- adjective Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent.
- transitive & intransitive verb To make or become numb.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Taken; seized.
- Deprived of the power of sensation, as from a stoppage of the circulation; torpid; hence, stupefied; powerless to feel or act: as, fingers numb with cold; numb senses.
- Producing numbness; benumbing.
- Synonyms Benumbed, deadened, paralyzed, insensible.
- To deprive of the power of sensation; dull tho sense of feeling in; benumb; render torpid.
- To render dull; deaden; stupefy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible.
- adjective obsolete Producing numbness; benumbing.
- transitive verb To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling;
insensible . - adjective Not able to react,
surprised ,shocked - verb transitive To cause to become numb.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified
- adjective (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
- adjective lacking sensation
- verb make numb or insensitive
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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She was flushed, sweating, her expression numb with fear.
Harvest Tess Gerritsen 1996
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She was flushed, sweating, her expression numb with fear.
Harvest Tess Gerritsen 1996
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She was flushed, sweating, her expression numb with fear.
Harvest Tess Gerritsen 1996
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In David Hewsons masterful new novel of suspense, Detective Nic Costa, numb from the recent death of his wife, finds himself and his fellow detectives drawn into a strange and terrifying limbothe first of Dantes nine circles of Hell.
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In those chill early hours we slept little, huddling together in numb misery and waiting for the sunrise in order to get warm.
CHAPTER VIII 2010
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But trout fishing has so many little subtle techniques that need to be refined to be truly good at it, and then you have to tie on those teeny flies when your fingers are numb from the cold water ...
Who's Better ... Mr. Saltwater or Freshwater? Tim Romano 2007
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Which was a hundred-percent improvement from before, when the accident had left him numb from the waist down.
365 tomorrows » Jared Axelrod : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006
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Which was a hundred-percent improvement from before, when the accident had left him numb from the waist down.
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Most folks are just plain numb from being screwed by the Gov constantly ..... and don't give a rat's flatulence.
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Shocked and numb from the Sept. 26 death of her star player, the Arizona coach couldn't fathom a season without Shawntinice Polk.
USATODAY.com - Smith: 'Zona to retire Polkey's jersey on Senior Night 2006
lampbane commented on the word numb
"I've become so numb I can't feel you there
Become so tired so much more aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you"
January 10, 2007
SanSab commented on the word numb
Sia I love her voice, such a talented musician, one of the greats... 'Numb' fantastic music & lyrics.
October 11, 2016