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English adjective: numb | |||
| 1. | numb lacking sensation | ||
| Samples | My foot is asleep. Numb with cold. | ||
| Synonyms | asleep, benumbed | ||
| Similar | insensible | ||
| Antonyms | sensible, sensitive | ||
| 2. | numb (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive | ||
| Samples | Passersby were dead to our plea for help. Numb to the cries for mercy. | ||
| Synonyms | dead | ||
| Similar | insensitive | ||
| Antonyms | sensitive | ||
| 3. | numb so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified | ||
| Samples | Too numb with fear to move. | ||
| Similar | afraid | ||
| Antonyms | fearless, unafraid | ||
English verb: numb | |||
| 1. | numb (perception) make numb or insensitive | ||
| Samples | The shock numbed her senses. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will numb him, The performance is likely to numb Sue | ||
| Synonyms | benumb, blunt, dull | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | desensitise, desensitize | ||
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