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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.
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
/ ʌ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈԳܳ, adverb
- ˈԳܳԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Գܳ· adverb
- Գܳ·Ա noun
- half-numb adjective
- ܲ·Գܳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of numb1
Example Sentences
Tributes have been pouring in on social media, including from English musician Lloyd Cole, who said: "I'm really too numb to post much of anything. We loved her. She loved us."
He described feeling "shocked", "numb" and "devastated" at the news.
"A lot of us are still numb. A lot of us are still angry, confused, sad, devastated - and some of us don't know how to feel, what to feel," said R.J.
She told BBC News NI she was left "numb" by the situation.
Lobna said living without her son had been very difficult and she felt "numb".
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