(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If a part of your body is ~, you cannot feel anything there.
He could feel his fingers growing ~ at their tips...
My legs felt ~ and my toes ached.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
~ness
I have recently been suffering from pain and ~ness in my hands.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N in n
2.
If you are ~ with shock, fear, or grief, you are so shocked, frightened, or upset that you cannot think clearly or feel any emotion.
The mother, ~ with grief, has trouble speaking...
I was so shocked I went ~.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n
~ness
Many men become more aware of emotional ~ness in their 40s.
N-UNCOUNT: oft adj N
~ly
He walked ~ly into the cemetery.
ADV: ADV with v
3.
If an event or experience ~s you, you can no longer think clearly or feel any emotion.
For a while the shock of Philippe’s letter ~ed her...
The horror of my experience has ~ed my senses.
VERB: V n, V n
see also mind-~ing
~ed
I’m so ~ed with shock that I can hardly think.
...the sort of ~ed hush which usually follows an automobile accident.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
4.
If cold weather, a drug, or a blow ~s a part of your body, you can no longer feel anything in it.
An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to ~ the area...
She awoke with a ~ed feeling in her left leg.
VERB: V n, V-ed