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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

Adjective

1. deprived of feeling through cold, shock, or fear

2. unable to move; paralysed

Verb

to make numb [Middle English nomen, literally: taken (with paralysis)]

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 << OPPOSITE sensitive

adjective 2. stupefied, deadened, unfeeling, insensible

verb 3. stun, knock out, paralyse, daze, stupefy

verb 4. deaden, freeze, dull, paralyse, immobilize, benumb

Translations

numb [nʌm] adj → entumecido;

(fig) → insensible

vt → quitar la sensación a, entumecer, entorpecer;

to be numb with cold → estar entumecido de frío;

numb with fear/grief → paralizado de miedo/dolor

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numb [nʌm] adj → engourdi(e);

(with fear) → paralysé(e)

vt → engourdir;

numb with cold → engourdi(e) par le froid → transi(e) (de froid);

numb with fear → transi de peur, paralysé(e) par la peur

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numb [nʌm] adj → taub, gefühllos (fig) (with fear etc) → wie betäubt

vt → taub or gefühllos machen;

(pain, mind) → betäuben

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numb [nʌm] adj → intorpidito/a

vt → intorpidire;

numb with [+ fear] → paralizzato/a da [+ grief]; impietrito/a da;

numb with cold → intirizzito/a (dal freddo)

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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 turta engourdi רָדוּם सुन्न ukočen zsibbadt kebas dofinn, tilfinningalaus intorpidito, intirizzito しびれた 무감각한, 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 kohmettaa engourdir לְהַרדִים सुन्न कर देना umrtvljen elzsibbaszt mengebaskan dofna intorpidire, intirizzire しびれさせる 마비시키다, ...을 얼리다 (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