NUMB


Meaning of NUMB in English

/ nʌm; NAmE / adjective , verb

■ adjective

1.

if a part of your body is numb , you cannot feel anything in it, for example because of cold :

to be / go numb

numb with cold

I've just been to the dentist and my face is still numb.

2.

unable to feel, think or react in the normal way :

He felt numb with shock.

—see also numbing

►  numb·ly adverb :

Her life would never be the same again, she realized numbly.

►  numb·ness noun [ U ]:

pain and numbness in my fingers

He was still in a state of numbness and shock from the accident.

■ verb

1.

[ vn ] to make a part of your body unable to feel anything, for example because of cold :

His fingers were numbed with the cold.

2.

[ vn ] to make sb unable to feel, think or react in a normal way, for example because of an emotional shock

SYN stun :

We sat there in silence, numbed by the shock of her death.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English nome(n) , past participle of obsolete nim take .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.