Associations to the word «Numb»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
NUMB, adjective. Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.
NUMB, adjective. Not able to react, surprised, shocked.
NUMB, adjective. Causing numbness.
NUMB, verb. (transitive) To cause to become numb.
Dictionary definition
NUMB, verb. Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses".
NUMB, adjective. Lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold".
NUMB, adjective. (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy".
NUMB, adjective. So frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified; "too numb with fear to move".
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