numb

numb  (nm)

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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numbly adv.

numbness 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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numb [nʌm]

adj

1. deprived of feeling through cold, shock, etc.

2. unable to move; paralysed

3. characteristic of or resembling numbness a numb sensation

vb

(tr) to make numb; deaden, shock, or paralyse

[C15 nomen, literally: taken (with paralysis), from Old English niman to take; related to Old Norse nema, Old High German niman]

numbly  adv

numbness  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	numb - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" benumb, blunt, dull desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
Adj.	1.	numb - lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" benumbed, asleep insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"
	2.	numb - (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy" dead insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"
	3.	numb - so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified; "too numb with fear to move" afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"

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numb

adjective

1. unfeeling, dead, frozen, paralysed, insensitive, deadened, immobilized, torpid, insensible, benumbed His legs felt numb and his toes ached.
unfeeling feeling, sensitive, responsive

2. stupefied, deadened, unfeeling, insensible The mother, numb with grief, had trouble speaking.

verb

1. stun, knock out, paralyse, daze, stupefy For a while the shock of his letter numbed her.

2. deaden, freeze, dull, paralyse, immobilize, benumb The cold numbed my fingers.

Translations

numb [nʌm]

A. ADJ

1. (with cold) → entumecido
my legs feel numb (from bad circulation etc) → se me han dormido las piernas
my fingers have gone numb (gen) → se me han dormido los dedos; (with cold) → se me han entumecido los dedos
my feet were numb with cold → tenía los pies entumecidos de frío

2. (fig) (with fear, shock) → paralizado
to be numb with fright → estar paralizado de miedo
when I heard about the accident I just felt numb → cuando me enteré del accidente me quedé atontado or sin poder reaccionar

B. VT

1. (= deaden) (with injection) → adormecer
the cold wind numbed my face → el viento frío me dejó la cara entumecida
alcohol was the only thing that numbed the pain (fig) → el alcohol era la única cosa que aplacaba el dolor
repeated images of violence have numbed people to the reality of war → la contínua exposición a escenas violentas ha insensibilizado a la gente frente a la realidad de la guerra

2. (= stun) → atontar
I was numbed by the news of his death → la noticia de su muerte me dejó atontado or sin poder reaccionar

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numb [ˈnʌm]

adj

[fingers, toes, leg, arm] → engourdi(e)
to go numb → s'engourdir
My leg's gone numb → J'ai les jambes engourdies.
to grow numb → s'engourdir
to feel numb → être engourdi(e)
to be numb with cold [person] → être transi(e), être transi(e) de froid

(= unable to react) → paralysé(e)
numb with fear → transi(e) de peur, paralysé(e) par la peur
numb with shock → en état de choc
numb with grief → paralysé(e) de douleur

vt

[cold, anaesthetic] → engourdir
The cold numbed my fingers → Le froid engourdissait mes doigts.
to numb the pain → atténuer la douleur

[shock, bad experience, grief] [+ person] → paralyser
For a while the shock of Philip's letter numbed her → Après avoir lu la lettre de Philip, elle resta sous le choc pendant un moment.

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numb

adj (+er) → taub, empfindungslos, gefühllos; feeling → taub; (emotionally) → benommen, wie betäubt; hands numb with cold → Hände, die vor Kälte taub or gefühllos sind; numb with grief → starr or wie betäubt vor Schmerz; numb with disbelief → starr vor Ungläubigkeit

vt (cold) → taub or gefühllos machen; (injection, fig) → betäuben; numbed with fear/grief → starr vor Furcht/Schmerz

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numb [nʌm]

1. adj

a. (fingers) → intorpidito/a
numb with cold → intirizzito/a (dal freddo)
my leg has gone numb → mi si è intorpidita una gamba

b. (fig) numb with (fear, grief) → paralizzato/a da, impietrito/a da

2. vt

a. → intorpidire
the cold numbs you as soon as you step outside → appena si esce si resta paralizzati dal freddo

b. (fig) → rendere insensibile
she drinks to numb her grief → beve per attenuare il dolore

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numb [nʌm]

1. adj

a. (fingers) → intorpidito/a
numb with cold → intirizzito/a (dal freddo)
my leg has gone numb → mi si è intorpidita una gamba

b. (fig) numb with (fear, grief) → paralizzato/a da, impietrito/a da

2. vt

a. → intorpidire
the cold numbs you as soon as you step outside → appena si esce si resta paralizzati dal freddo

b. (fig) → rendere insensibile
she drinks to numb her grief → beve per attenuare il dolore

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numb

adj numb [nam]

not able to feel or move My arm has gone numb; She was numb with cold. lam حَدِر، فاقِد الحِس изтръпнал ochromený, zkřehlý følelsesløs taub μουδιασμένος entumecido, insensible tuim, kange سست puutunut engourdi רָדוּם सुन्न ukočen zsibbadt kebas dofinn, tilfinningalaus intorpidito, intirizzito しびれた (손발이) 저린, 언, 마비된 nutirpęs, sustiręs, nustėręs nejutīgs; notirpis kebas verstijfd følelsesløs, stiv av kulde ścierpnięty, skostniały 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

v

to make numb The cold numbed her fingers. verlam يُخَدِّر، يُفْقِدُ الحِس изтръпвам ochromit, znecitlivět gøre følelsesløs taub machen μουδιάζω, παραλύω entumecer 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 verstijven gjøre følelsesløs, få til å stivne sparaliżować adormecer a amorţi вызывать онемение/окоченение znecitlivieť ohromiti utrnuti få att domna (stelna) ทำให้ชา uyuşturmak, hissizleştirmek 使麻木, 失去知覺 спричинити оніміння, задубіння سُن کرنا làm tê cóng; chết lặng 使麻木, 失去知觉

adv numbly

verlamd بِتَخَدُّر، بِفُقدان الحِس изтръпнало ochromeně, zkřehle følelsesløst taub μουδιασμένα torpemente tuimalt بطور بيحس turrasti d'une manière engourdie חֲסַר תְחוּשָה स्तब्धता से, संज्ञाहीनतापूर्वक ukočeno zsibbadtan kebas dauflega; eins og dofinn insensibilmente しびれて 무감각하게, 저리게 sustingęs, sustiręs nejutīgi; stingi dalam keadaan kebas gevoelloos stivt, følelsesløst w odrętwieniu 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

n numbness

verlamtheid تَخَدُّر، فُقْدان الحِس изтръпваност otupělost, znecitlivění følelsesløshed die Taubheit μούδιασμα entumecimiento tuimus خدر؛ تخدير tunnottomuus engourdissement חוֹסֶר תְחוּשָה जड़ता, स्तब्धता, संज्ञाहीनता ukočenost,mrtvilo zsibbadtság keadaan kebas dofi, tilfinningaleysi intorpidimento しびれ 무감각, 마비 sustingimas, sustirimas nejutīgums; stingums; tirpas kekebasan gevoelloosheid følelsesløshet, stivhet odrętwienie dormência amorţeală нечувствительность;окоченелость znecitlivenie odrevenelost utrnulost domning, stelhet การไร้ความรู้สึก uyuşukluk, uyuşma, hissizlik 麻木, 麻痺 заціпеніння, нечутливість بے حسي tình trạng tê cóng; chết lặng người 麻木, 麻痹

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numb → خَدِر ztuhlý følelsesløs empfindungslos μουδιασμένος entumecido tunnoton engourdi umrtvljen insensibile 感覚のない 저린 verstijfd nummen zdrętwiały dormente онемелый domnad ชา uyuşuk tê 麻木的