numbness

numb

 (nŭm)

adj. numb·er, numb·est

1. Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed: toes numb with cold; too numb with fear to cry out.

2. Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent: numb to yet another appeal.

tr. & intr.v. numbed, numb·ing, numbs

To make or become numb.

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[Middle English nome, variant of nomin, past participle of nimen, to seize, from Old English niman; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]

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numb′ly adv.

numb′ness n.

Word History: Old English had a number of strong verbs (often loosely called "irregular" verbs) that did not survive into Modern English. One such was the verb niman, "to take," later replaced by take, a borrowing from Old Norse. The verb had a past tense nam and a past participle numen; if the verb had survived, it would likely have become nim, nam, num, like swim, swam, swum. Although we do not have the verb as such anymore, its past participle is alive and well, now spelled numb, literally "taken, seized," as by cold or grief. (The older spelling without the b is still seen in the compound numskull.) The verb also lives on indirectly in the word nimble, which used to mean "quick to take," and then later "light, quick on one's feet."

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	numbness - partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
	2.	numbness - the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally spiritlessness, apathy, indifference passivity, passiveness - the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

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numbness

noun

1. deadness, paralysis, insensitivity, dullness, torpor, insensibility I have recently been suffering from numbness in my fingers and toes.

2. deadness, dullness, torpor, stupefaction She swung from emotional numbness to overwhelming fear and back again.

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Translations

تَخَدُّر، فُقْدان الحِس

otupělostznecitlivění

følelsesløshed

Taubheit

μούδιασμα

engourdissement

zsibbadtság

dofi, tilfinningaleysi

intorpidimento

znecitlivenie

hissizlikuyuşmauyuşukluk

麻木麻痹

numbness

[ˈnʌmnɪs] N

1. (lit) I had a feeling of numbness in my legs → se me habían dormido las piernas; (from cold) → tenía las piernas entumecidas

2. (fig) (from grief, fear, shock) → atontamiento m
a feeling of numbness overcame me → me quedé atontado

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numbness

[ˈnʌmnɪs] n

(physical) → engourdissement m

(emotional) → paralysie f

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numbness

n (of limbs etc) → Taubheit f, → Starre f; (fig: of mind, senses) → Benommenheit f, → Betäubung f

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numbness

[ˈnʌmnɪs] n → intorpidimento; (due to cold) → intirizzimento

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numb

(nam) adjective

not able to feel or move. My arm has gone numb; She was numb with cold. lam حَدِر، فاقِد الحِس изтръпнал entorpecido ochromený, zkřehlý taub følelsesløs μουδιασμένοςentumecido, insensible tuim, kange سست puutunut engourdiרדום सुन्न ukočen zsibbadt kebas dofinn, tilfinningalaus intorpidito, intirizzito しびれた (손발이) 저린, 언, 마비된 nutirpęs, sustiręs, nustėręs nejutīgs; notirpis kebas verstijfdfølelsesløs, stiv av kuldeścierpnięty, skostniały سست،ضعيف dormente amorţit онемелый; окоченевший skrehnutý odrevenel utrnuo domnad, stel ชา uyşuk, uyuşmuş, hissizleşmiş 麻木的 заціпенілий, онімілий بے حس، سُن tê cóng; chết lặng 麻木的

verb

to make numb. The cold numbed her fingers. verlam يُخَدِّر، يُفْقِدُ الحِس изтръпвам entorpecer ochromit, znecitlivět taub machen gøre følelsesløs μουδιάζω, παραλύωentumecer tuimestama کرخ کردن .سست شدن puuduttaa engourdir לְהַרדִים सुन्न कर देना umrtvljen elzsibbaszt mengebaskan dofna intorpidire, intirizzire しびれさせる 마비시키다 (su)stingdyti, (pa)daryti nejuntamą, nejautrų padarīt nejutīgu; stindzināt mengebaskan verstijvengjøre følelsesløs, få til å stivne sparaliżować كرخ كيدل،سړيدل adormecer a amorţi вызывать онемение/окоченение znecitlivieť ohromiti utrnuti få att domna (stelna) ทำให้ชา uyuşturmak, hissizleştirmek 使麻木, 使失去感覺 спричинити оніміння, задубіння سُن کرنا làm tê cóng; chết lặng 使麻木，使失去知觉

ˈnumbly adverb

verlamd بِتَخَدُّر، بِفُقدان الحِس изтръпнало entorpecido ochromeně, zkřehle taub følelsesløst μουδιασμένα torpemente tuimalt بطور بيحس puutuneesti d'une manière engourdie חֲסַר תְחוּשָה स्तब्धता से, संज्ञाहीनतापूर्वक ukočeno zsibbadtan kebas dauflega; eins og dofinn insensibilmente しびれて 마비되어 sustingęs, sustiręs nejutīgi; stingi dalam keadaan kebas gevoelloosstivt, følelsesløst w odrętwieniu په بى حسى سره como que paralisado amorţit онемело skrehnuto odrevenelo utrnulo avdomnat, stelt อย่างไร้ความรู้สึก uyuşmuş bir şekilde 麻木地 оніміло بے حسي سے lặng người 麻木地

ˈnumbness noun

verlamtheid تَخَدُّر، فُقْدان الحِس изтръпваност entorpecimento otupělost, znecitlivění die Taubheit følelsesløshed μούδιασμαentumecimiento tuimus خدر؛ تخدير puutuminen engourdissement חוֹסֶר תְחוּשָה जड़ता, स्तब्धता, संज्ञाहीनता ukočenost, mrtvilo zsibbadtság keadaan kebas dofi, tilfinningaleysi intorpidimento しびれ 마비됨 sustingimas, sustirimas nejutīgums; stingums; tirpas kekebasan gevoelloosheidfølelsesløshet, stivhet odrętwienie بى حسى dormência amorţeală нечувствительность;окоченелость znecitlivenie odrevenelost utrnulost domning, stelhet การไร้ความรู้สึก uyuşukluk, uyuşma, hissizlik 麻木, 無感覺 заціпеніння, нечутливість بے حسي tình trạng tê cóng; chết lặng người 麻木，麻痹

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numb·ness

n. [in a part] entumecimiento, adormecimiento; [confusion] aturdimiento, entorpecimiento.

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numbness

n entumecimiento, adormecimiento, pérdida de sensibilidad

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