numb

numb

adjective \ˈnəm\

Definition of NUMB

1

: devoid of sensation especially as a result of cold or anesthesia

2

: devoid of emotion : indifferent

— numb transitive verb

— numb·ly \ˈnəm-lē\ adverb

— numb·ness noun

Examples of NUMB

1. The side of my face was still numb an hour after the surgery.
2. I had a numb feeling in my toes.
3. It was so cold that my fingers went numb.
4. A stroke can cause one side of your body to go numb.
5. Her son had died and she just felt numb.
6. He stood there numb with fear.

Origin of NUMB

Middle English nomen, from past participle of nimen to take — more at nim

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to NUMB

Synonyms

asleep, benumbed, dead, insensitive, numbed, torpid, unfeeling

Antonyms

feeling, sensible, sensitive

Related Words

chilled, nipped; anesthetized, cocainized, deadened, drugged, stupefied; blunted, dulled, obtunded; insensible, senseless, unconscious; inanimate, insensate

Near Antonyms

awake

Rhymes with NUMB

bum, chum, come, crumb, cum, drum, dumb, from, glum, gum, hum, lum, mum, plum, plumb, rum, scrum, scum, slum, some, strum, sum, them, thrum, thumb

numb

adjective \ˈnəm\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of NUMB

: devoid of sensation especially as a result of cold or anesthesia