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    Numb

    /nʌm/

    Meaning & Definition

    verb
    To make (someone or something) numb.
    The cold weather can numb your fingers if you're not careful.
    To dull the feelings of (someone); to make insensitive.
    The medication helped to numb the pain in his back.
    adjective
    Deprived of the power of feeling or movement.
    After sitting in the same position for too long, my legs felt numb.
    Lacking sensitivity or responsiveness.
    The numb response from the audience indicated that they were not engaged.
    Mentally or emotionally insensitive.
    She felt numb after hearing the tragic news.

    Etymology

    Middle English 'nummen', from Old English 'nymman' meaning to take or to seize.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    numb with cold:
    A state of having lost feeling due to low temperatures.
    numb with shock:
    Experiencing a state of emotional numbness in reaction to distressing news.
    numb down:
    To weaken or dull the senses or emotions.

    Related Words

    anaesthesia
    A state of controlled temporary loss of sensation or awareness.
    insensitivity
    Lack of sensitivity; the quality of being unresponsive to something.
    benumbed
    Unable to feel or respond, often due to cold or shock.

    Slang Meanings

    To be emotionally detached or indifferent.
    After everything that happened, I just feel so numb to everything.
    Feeling out of it or high due to substance use.
    I was so numb after that party; I hardly remember anything.