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- [nuhm]
- /nʌm/
- /nʌm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nuhm]
- /nʌm/
Definitions of numb word
- adjective numb deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold. 1
- adjective numb manifesting or resembling numbness: a numb sensation. 1
- adjective numb incapable of action or of feeling emotion; enervated; prostrate: numb with grief. 1
- adjective numb lacking or deficient in emotion or feeling; indifferent: She was numb to their pleas for mercy. 1
- verb with object numb to make numb. 1
- noun numb Deprive of feeling or responsiveness. 1
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Origin of numb
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English nome literally, taken, seized, variant of nomen, numen, Old English numen, past participle of niman to take, nim1
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Parts of speech for Numb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
numb popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
numb usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for numb
adjective numb
- frozen — past participle of freeze.
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- deadened — Simple past tense and past participle of deaden.
verb numb
- deaden — If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
- freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- anaesthetise — anesthetize.
- anaesthetize — When a doctor or other trained person anaesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anaesthetic.
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
Antonyms for numb
adjective numb
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- compassionate — If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.