benumbed
8.0
Without feeling in part of the body because of cold, shock, or strong emotion
- adjective
- /bɪˈnʌmd/
:
entumecido
- After standing in the snow for too long, my toes felt completely benumbed and I struggled to walk.
Examples
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She was benumbed by the shocking news, unable to respond or process what she had just heard.
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Moreover, on the quayside at the story's end, benumbed Eveline will be described as "passive, like a helpless animal" (41).
Academic text (2016) -
His fingers grew increasingly benumbed as he worked outside in the frigid air without gloves.
Synonyms
numb
vsbenumbed
57
3.1
Unable to feel a part of the body, often from cold or medicine
is usually caused by cold, shock, or emotional response instead of medical causes
asleep
vsbenumbed
22
2.9
Numb and without feeling in a hand or foot
is loss of feeling often caused by cold, shock, or emotion rather than circulation issues
insensible
vsbenumbed
1
7.5
Unconscious and unable to feel pain or touch
means loss of feeling while remaining conscious rather than being unconscious
deadened
vsbenumbed
6.0
A part of the body that has no feeling so you cannot feel touch
is specifically loss of sensation typically after cold, shock, or emotion
Antonyms
How Numb
Surface Forms
benumbed positive
Morphology
Etymology
Benumbed is formed from the prefix be- and the familiar word numb, which means 'without feeling'. So benumbed means 'made without feeling', as when cold makes your fingers lose feeling.