| ADJECTIVE | all | numb, asleep, benumbed | lacking sensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | numb, dead | (followed by 'to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity | |
| all | numb | so frightened as to be unable to move | |
| VERB | perception | numb, benumb, blunt, dull | make numb or insensitive |
| Sounds | nah'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | lacking sensation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "numb with cold" | |
| Synonyms | asleep, benumbed | |
| Broader | insensible | Incapable of physical sensation |
| Spanish | entumecido, insensibilizado, insensible | |
| Catalan | insensibilitzat, insensible | |
| Nouns | numbness | partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body |
| Adverbs | numbly | in a numb manner |
| Meaning | (followed by 'to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "numb to the cries for mercy" | |
| Synonym | dead | |
| Broader | insensitive | Deficient in human sensibility |
| Nouns | numbness | the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally |
| Meaning | So frightened as to be unable to move; stunned / stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "too numb with fear to move" | |
| Broader | afraid | Filled with fear or apprehension |
| Meaning | make numb or insensitive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will numb him; The performance is likely to numb Sue | |
| Example | "The shock numbed her senses" | |
| Synonyms | benumb, blunt, dull | |
| Broader | desensitize, desensitise | Cause not to be sensitive |
| Spanish | adormecer | |
| Catalan | adormir | |
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