numb
Meaning of numb
adjective
- (of a part of the body) deprived of the power of physical sensation.
my feet were numb with cold
- deprive of feeling or responsiveness.
the cold had numbed her senses
late Middle English nome(n), past participle of obsolete nim ‘take’.
Information about numb
- The plural form of numb is: numbs.
- Languages in which numb is used:
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Hyphenation of numb
numb
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- numb is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
numb synonyms
Meaning asleep:
Meaning dead:
Meaning petrified:
Meaning benumb:
Meaning deprive of feeling or responsiveness:
Meaning make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense:
Meaning having been made less sensitive:
Meaning without one's mental faculties, typically as a result of injury or intoxication; unconscious:
Meaning lacking physical sensation:
Meaning (of a person) unconscious:
Meaning unsympathetic, harsh, or callous:
Meaning administer an anaesthetic to (a person or animal), especially so as to induce a loss of consciousness:
Meaning (of a person) unconscious or in a stupor as a result of taking or being given a drug:
Meaning unable to think or react properly; bewildered:
Meaning so shocked that one is temporarily unable to react; astonished:
Meaning make (someone) unable to think or feel properly:
Meaning prevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal:
Meaning (used hyperbolically) very cold:
Meaning (of food or drink) cooled in a refrigerator:
Meaning make (someone or something) numb, paralysed, or lifeless:
Meaning causing a loss of force, vitality, or enthusiasm; stultifying:
Meaning make less sensitive:
Meaning deprive of physical or emotional feeling:
Meaning a substance that induces insensitivity to pain:
Meaning below 0°C:
Meaning relating to or denoting the presence or agency of ice, especially in the form of glaciers:
Meaning (of food) not cooked:
Meaning having or showing shrewdness or keen intelligence:
Meaning the action of cutting something:
Meaning having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet:
Meaning relating to the regions around the North Pole:
Meaning relating to the North or South Pole:
numb antonyms
Meaning quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences:
Meaning reacting quickly and positively:
Translation of numb
- German: ertauben
- Spanish: insensibilizarse
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