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numb
[nuhm]
adjective
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move.
fingers numb with cold.
manifesting or resembling numbness.
a numb sensation.
incapable of action or of feeling emotion; enervated; prostrate.
numb with grief.
lacking or deficient in emotion or feeling; indifferent.
She was numb to their pleas for mercy.
verb (used with object)
to make numb.
numb
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adjective
deprived of feeling through cold, shock, etc
unable to move; paralysed
characteristic of or resembling numbness
a numb sensation
verb
to make numb; deaden, shock, or paralyse
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- numbly adverb
- numbness noun
- half-numb adjective
- unnumbed adjective
- ˈ²Ô³Ü³¾²ú±ô²â adverb
- ˈ²Ô³Ü³¾²ú²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of numb1
Example Sentences
Ms Gelder, who has Raynaud's Syndrome, a condition which can cause the fingers and toes to go numb in cold temperatures, said she could not afford to heat her States home any more.
And I was like, “Am I numb as a human?â€
Team principal Andrea Stella explains this by saying: "The feeling coming from the front axle is relatively numb."
Thus, the challenge of continuously documenting and sounding the alarm about how abnormal and dangerous the Age of Trump is while never normalizing it as being somehow quotidian, and therefore numbing.
These nimble performers gamely rise to the occasion, but the comic adrenaline at this point has a numbing effect.
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