numb
//nʌm//
Adjective
numbCanonical form
numberComparative
numbestSuperlative
1
Deprived of the power of sensation or feeling; unable to feel physical sensations, especially due to cold or anesthesia.
My fingers were numb from the cold.
2
Emotionally unresponsive or indifferent; unable to feel emotions, often due to shock or trauma.
After hearing the tragic news, she felt completely numb.
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Verb
numbPresent tense
numbedPast tense
numbedPast participle
numbingPresent participle
numbsThird-person singular
1
To deprive of sensation or feeling; to make physically numb.
The cold water numbed my fingers.
2
To cause someone to become emotionally unresponsive or indifferent.
Years of hardship had numbed her to other people's suffering.