Meaning & Definition of Numb in English
English⟶
Numb
/nəm/
verb
1. Make numb or insensitive
- "The shock numbed her senses"
synonym:
- numb,
- benumb,
- blunt,
- dull
adjective
1. Lacking sensation
- "My foot is asleep"
- "Numb with cold"
synonym:
- asleep(p),
- benumbed,
- numb
2. (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity
- Unresponsive
- "Passersby were dead to our plea for help"
- "Numb to the cries for mercy"
synonym:
- dead(p),
- numb(p)
3. So frightened as to be unable to move
- Stunned or paralyzed with terror
- Petrified
- "Too numb with fear to move"
synonym:
- numb
Examples of using
An ice pack will numb the pain.
My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano.
The swimmers were numb with cold.