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numb (nŭm)

[Middle English nome, variant of nomin past participle of nimen, to seize, from Old English niman.]

adjective: 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.

derivatives

numb́ly
adverb
numb́ness
noun