Definition of Numbness in English :

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Numbness meaning in English

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Numbness

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Noun

1. numbness

partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction

2. apathy, indifference, numbness, spiritlessness

the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Numbness

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adjective
1. 
deprived of feeling through cold, shock, etc
2. 
unable to move; paralysed
3. 
characteristic of or resembling numbness
a numb sensation
verb (transitive)
4. 
to make numb; deaden, shock, or paralyse

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Numbness

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adjective
1. 
weakened in or deprived of the power of feeling or moving; benumbed; deadened; insensible
numb with cold, numb with grief
2. 
having the nature of numbness
a numb feeling
verb transitive
3. 
to make numb

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Numbness

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adj. numb·er, numb·est
1. Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed: toes numb with cold; too numb with fear to cry out.
2. Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent: numb to yet another appeal.
tr. & intr.v. numbed, numb·ing, numbs
To make or become numb.

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