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numb

[ nuhm ]

adjective

number, numbest.
  1. deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:

    fingers numb with cold.

  2. manifesting or resembling numbness:

    a numb sensation.

  3. incapable of action or of feeling emotion; enervated; prostrate:

    numb with grief.

  4. lacking or deficient in emotion or feeling; indifferent:

    She was numb to their pleas for mercy.



verb (used with object)

  1. to make numb.

numb

/ ʌ /

adjective

  1. deprived of feeling through cold, shock, etc
  2. unable to move; paralysed
  3. characteristic of or resembling numbness

    a numb sensation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make numb; deaden, shock, or paralyse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳܳ, adverb
  • ˈԳܳԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Գܳ· adverb
  • Գܳ·Ա noun
  • half-numb adjective
  • ܲ·Գܳ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of numb1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English nome, literally, “taken, seized,” variant of nomen, numen, Old English numen, past participle of niman “to take, steal”; nim 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of numb1

C15: nomen, literally: taken (with paralysis), from Old English niman to take; related to Old Norse nema, Old High German niman
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After chatting for about 10 minutes, our toes are already going numb.

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When her father numbs his pain with his wife’s prescription and sadly croons a song from when he was an altar boy, Piper can only roll her eyes and excuse herself from the room.

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“We are numbed by the science, puzzled by jargon, paralyzed by predictions, confused about what actions to take, stressed as we scramble to care for our family, or simply impoverished, overworked, and tired,” Hawken writes.

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He said he was "numb for a year" following his father's death, but hopes the book will help other people who are grieving.

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Her daughter, who is also a musician and goes by the nickname Ladi Diamond, said she was "numb" in a Facebook post.

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