numbadjective
uk/nʌm/us/nʌm/If a part of your body is numb, you are unable to feel it, usually for a short time:
I was lying in a weird position and my leg went numb.
My fingers were numb with cold.
not able to feel any emotions or to think clearly, because you are so shocked or frightened, etc.:
When she first heard the news, she was numb with disbelief.
Ever since his girlfriend left him he has felt numb.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unable to feel anything
- anaesthesia
- anesthesia
- asleep
- benumbed
- dead
- numbness
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Not showing or feeling emotions
numbverb [ T ]
uk/nʌm/us/nʌm/to make something or someone feel numb:
The extreme cold numbed her face and hands.
The children are still numbed by their father's death.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unable to feel anything
- anaesthesia
- anesthesia
- asleep
- benumbed
- dead
- numbness
numbly
adverb uk/ˈnʌm.li/us/ˈnʌm.li/