numb

Meaning

Adj

1. Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
2. Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.
3. Dumb or stupid.
4. (obsolete) Causing numbness.

Verb

1. To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
2. To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.
3. To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.
4. To become numb (especially physically).

Synonyms

stiff

insensitive

dull

torpid

deaden

insensible

asleep

benumb

benumbed

paralyzed

dead

💀

deadened

unfeeling

blunt

stupefy

dazed

numbness

anaesthetise

be numb

frozen

stupefied

anesthetize

palsied

anesthetic

impervious

fuddle

hamstring

hardhearted

headless

hemp

hocus

impenetrable

inactive

inert

insensate

insentient

intoxicated

mortify

palsy

paralyse

paralysis

paralytic

paralyze

petrify

put under

puzzle

reckless

semiconscious

senseless

sesame

sisal

smitten

stagger

startle

state

stiffness

stiff with cold

stun

stuporous

take aback

thoughtless

tingling

tingly

tire

tranquilized

unconscious

unman

unnerved

unresponsive

unwitting

withered

be dumb-founded

hamshackle

become paralyzed

make numb

anesthetise

desensitise

alarm

unsensible

allay

anaesthetic

anaesthetize

anaesthetized

anesthetized

appal

astound

awkward

callous

chill

chloroform

comatose

conscienceless

daze

desensitize

devitalize

disconcert

dismay

disorganize

dopey

drugged

dry

dumbfound

dumbfounded

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nʌm/

Etymology

From the past participle of nim (“to take”). Compare German benommen (“dazed, numb”). The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word.