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| numb [ num ] |
adjective |
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1. with no feeling: unable to feel or have sensations, e.g. as a result of extreme cold or the application of a local anesthetic
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2. emotionless: unable to feel emotions
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transitive verb (past and past participle numbed, present participle numb·ing, 3rd person present singular numbs) |
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1. take sensation away from something: to take away from a part of the body the power to feel or have sensations, or to take away the sensations themselves
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2. take away somebody's feelings: to make somebody incapable of feeling emotion, or deaden somebody's emotions or feelings
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| [15th century. Past participle of Old English niman "take"] |
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  numb·ly adverb |
| numb·ness noun |
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