numb
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4.1
- adjective
- /nʌm/
:
insensible
- After hearing the bad news, she felt completely numb and unable to express her emotions.
- feel numb
- become numb
It's because you became so numb in this one relationship.
- It's because you became so numb in this one relationship.
- OK, I know we're getting numb to the Trump presidency.
- To become indifferent is not to become numb or to stop feeling.
- I don't know, numb to that war because I'm not in it.
- It's becoming numb to that feeling of fear.
- Your mind is numb from everything around you.
- It's, you know, you become very self centred and, you know, kind of numb emotionally.
- Like let's yeah, we don't want people to become numb to it, Right?
- How are we so how are we so just just numb to what we should all be concerned about?
- And but there was something in me, like I was kind of numb at first to it.
- The rage that I couldn't own had left me totally numb.
- And yet I felt so numb.
- In fact, he was being really like numb to, to other people and lost his job.
- Phoning it in in a numb way can almost feel easier.
Examples
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And by show time... he's numb with fear, he's petrified.
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For two months, she was numb to all that was not him.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's because you became so numb in this one relationship.
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You feel stuck and you feel numb because you have stopped growing.
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Your mind is numb from everything around you.
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I, uh... I just feel numb now.
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I think so, as often I am too numb to feel anything at all.
Blog text (16) -
I mean, you looked so numb at the funeral today.
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I felt hollow and numb, and I just didn't know what to do.
Academic text (2007) -
Terror and exhaustion had left him numb, and he followed Jacob like a sleepwalker.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
691
4.1
Without feeling or movement in a body part, like after an injection
89
4.2
A look that shows no expression or understanding
61
3.1
Unable to speak for a short time because you feel very surprised or shocked
29
3.0
Too shocked to move or think clearly
20
4.7
Not reacting to touch, sound, or commands
12
8.5
Having no feelings and unable to enjoy things or care
11
7.1
Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice
11
5.5
Not showing feelings on the face or in the voice
11
4.4
Not showing strong feelings
8
5.1
Not showing strong feelings or any visible reaction
6
8.4
Moving slowly and not fully aware because you are very tired
5
6.5
So shocked that you cannot speak
1
9.9
Being numb and empty inside after loss or long sadness
1
9.3
A person who shows no emotion in the face or voice
1
9.9
Having no feeling in body or mind and no pity
1
4.2
Not able to do anything, often because of injury or fear
Not showing any emotion on the face
A part of the body that has no feeling so you cannot feel touch
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Etymology
Numb also came to mean 'without feeling' in the mind, as when a shocking event or sad news leaves you unable to show emotion, which is why you can be numb with fear.