benumb

Definition of Benumb in English :

1. benumb, blunt, dull, numb

make numb or insensitive

Example Sentences:
'The shock numbed her senses'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Benumb

verb (transitive)

1.

to make numb or powerless; deaden physical feeling in, as by cold

2. (usually passive)

to make inactive; stupefy (the mind, senses, will, etc)

verb transitive

1.

to make numb physically

2.

to deaden the mind, will, or feelings of

my mind was benumbed by grief

tr.v. be·numbed, be·numb·ing, be·numbs

1. To make numb, especially by cold.

2. To render senseless or inactive, as from shock or boredom: The dull skit benumbed the audience.