Benumbed

be·numb  (b-nm)

tr.v. be·numbed, be·numb·ing, be·numbs

1. To make numb, especially by cold.

2. To make inactive; dull: "The anesthetic afternoon benumbs, sickens our senses" Karl Shapiro. See Synonyms at daze.

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[Middle English binomen, from past participle of binimen, to take away, from Old English beniman : be-, away; see be- + niman, to take; see numb.]

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be·numbment n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	benumbed - lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" numb, asleep insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"
	2.	benumbed - having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond" dulled uninterested - not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator"