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English noun: numbness

1. numbness (state) partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction


Broader (hypernym)symptom

2. numbness (attribute) the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally


Synonymsapathy, indifference, spiritlessness


Broader (hypernym)passiveness, passivity









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