numbness
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈnʌm.nəs/
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- Bonnie related her stages of numbness, melancholy, and resolve.
There was like this numbness about me and understandably I guess.
- There was like this numbness about me and understandably I guess.
- Like looking back, like were you craving numbness?
- So you, you like, it's like you short circuit and panic just goes to numbness, just disconnection.
- One of the biggest debilitating mental things is numbness.
- But why did you begin to build these skills of numbness?
- Even in our healthy relationships, it's hard to turn on and off that dissociative numbness.
- And whatever The thing is, that's why I mentioned grief, Whatever The thing is that gets you out of that state of sort of numbness.
- Maybe you feel a deep sense of unrest or numbness, or like you can't put your finger on what's not right or what's not working well.
- Listen, I like a little bit of genuine reaction to numbness, but sadly I think the world would rather that most people in these relationships just put up and shut up.
- But I think numbness is probably the most dangerous feeling you can ever get that you want to feel the bad with the good.
- But when I look at it and I think about the the numbness that we've all faced, the way that we feel so disconnected from who we are.
Examples
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Some denial proved adaptive, but too much led to feelings of numbness and disconnectedness.
Academic text (1993) -
Your sister's response is a typical consequence of loss, numbness that follows a period of intense grief.
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But I think numbness is probably the most dangerous feeling you can ever get that you want to feel the bad with the good.
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And the numbness, it makes him feel safe now.
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My fear turned to numbness, and the numbness faded into relief.
Fiction book (1993) -
During the emotional stages of my divorce, numbness had been followed by hatred and then resentment.
Fiction book (1993) -
Similarly, each participant also described feelings of shock, numbness, and surreality.
Academic text (2011) -
But when I look at it and I think about the the numbness that we've all faced, the way that we feel so disconnected from who we are.
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Maybe you feel a deep sense of unrest or numbness, or like you can't put your finger on what's not right or what's not working well.
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After the breakup, she experienced a numbness that made it difficult to enjoy anything in life.
Synonyms
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1.3
A feeling of being tired and restless when you have nothing to do
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4.6
Lack of interest or concern about something
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6.2
A lack of interest or care about things
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9.0
A tired, unhappy feeling from having nothing to do
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6.8
A feeling of little energy and no interest
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5.3
A state of no life or energy that makes a person feel empty
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7.5
A feeling of being tired and bored after having too much of something
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5.4
A lack of life, energy, or movement
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8.8
A lack of emotion or visible reaction
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8.5
A lack of strong feelings or interest
A lack of energy and interest that makes a person feel tired and low
A blank look that shows no clear thought or feeling
A lack of visible emotion
Antonyms
How Numb
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Numbness comes from the old word numb, which meant 'without feeling', and the ending -ness makes it a state. A helpful way to remember the emotional sense is to think of your feelings being 'turned off', so numbness describes a lack of emotion or interest.