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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. asleep(p), benumbed, numbadjective

   lacking sensation

   "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"

2. dead(p), numb(p)adjective

   (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

   "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy"

3. numbverb

   so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified

   "too numb with fear to move"

4. numb, benumb, blunt, dullverb

   make numb or insensitive

   "The shock numbed her senses"

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1. numbverb

   To cause to become numb.

   The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.

2. numbadjective

   Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.

3. numbadjective

   Who not able to react, surprised, shocked

4. Etymology: From the past participle of nim

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NUMBadjective

   Etymology: benumen, benumbed , Saxon.

   1. Torpid; deprived in a great measure of the power of motion and sensation; chill; motionless.

   Like a stony statue, cold and numb. William Shakespeare.

   Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb and asleep; for that the compression of the part suffereth not the spirits to have free access; and therefore when we come out of it, we feel a stinging or pricking, which is the re-entrance of the spirits. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   2. Producing chillness; benumbing,

   When we both lay in the field,Frozen almost to death, how he did lap meEv’n in his garments, and did give himselfAll thin and naked to the numb cold night. William Shakespeare.

2. To Numbverb

   To make torpid; to make dull of motion or sensation; to deaden; to stupify.

   Bedlam beggars, with roaring voicesStrike in their numb’d and mortify’d bare arms,Pins, wooden pricks, nails, sprigs of rosemary;And with this horrible object, from low farms,Inforce their charity. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   She can unlockThe clasping charm, and thaw the numbing spell. John Milton.

   Plough naked, swain, and naked sow the land,For lazy winter numbs the lab’ring hand. Dryden.

   Nought shall availThe pleasing song, or well repeated tale,When the quick spirits their warm march forbear,And numbing coldness has unbrac’d the ear. Matthew Prior.

   The fool numbs me like the torpor. Henry St. John Bolingbroke, to Swift.

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1. Numb

   Numb is a song by American singer August Alsina, released on December 10, 2013, as the third single from his debut studio album Testimony (2014). The song was produced by DJ Mustard and features guest appearances from American rappers B.o. B and Yo Gotti. When it was originally released in October 2013 it featured West Coast rappers Iamsu! and Problem. The song has since peaked at number 39 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

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1. numb

   Numb is a state where a person or an area of the body lacks sensation or the ability to feel, typically as a result of injury, cold, anesthesia, or shock. It can also refer to being unable to think, feel, or react normally due to overwhelming emotions, circumstances, or experiences.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Numbadjective

   enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold

2. Numbadjective

   producing numbness; benumbing; as, the numb, cold night

3. Numbverb

   to make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy

4. Etymology: [OE. nume, nome, prop., seized, taken, p. p. of nimen to take, AS. niman, p. p. numen. 7. See Nimble, Nomad, and cf. Benumb.]

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1. Numb

   "Numb" is a song by rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1993 album Zooropa and was released in June 1993 as the album's first single. The song features a monotonous mantra of "don't" commands spoken by guitarist The Edge amidst a backdrop of various sound effects and samples. The noisy composition and lyrical concept for "Numb" were inspired by the theme of sensory overload, which had prominently been incorporated into the Zoo TV Tour. U2 lead vocalist Bono and drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. provided backing vocals on the track. "Numb" originated as a discarded song from the Achtung Baby recording sessions called "Down All the Days." While recording Zooropa, the band transformed the song with mixing assistance from co-producer Flood, the addition of keyboards and samples by co-producer Brian Eno, and the addition of The Edge's monotone vocals. The song was released as a VHS single, featuring a music video directed by Kevin Godley, but it did not attain widespread commercial success. U2 added "Numb" to their live setlists after resuming their Zoo TV Tour in May 1993.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Numb

   num, adj. deprived of sensation or motion: powerless to feel or act: stupefied: motionless: (Shak.) causing numbness.—v.t. to make numb: to deaden: to render motionless:—pr.p. numbing (num′ing); pa.p. numbed (numd).—adj. Numb′-cold (Shak.), numbed with cold: causing numbness.—n. Numb′ness, state of being numb: condition of living body in which it has lost the power of feeling: torpor. [A.S. numen, pa.p. of niman, to take; so Ice. numinn, bereft.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of numb in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of numb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of numb in a Sentence

1. John Oliver:

   Here's the thing about that, it is not only in the Panhandle where you can get away with that statement, you can now get away with this all over the country and, as he just made painfully clear, in any room the actual president is in, which is absolutely appalling. And that is something we can not afford to get numb to. Because if that ever even a moment feels like it's become normal, we are completely f *** ed.

2. Aubriana Acuna:

   We’re just kind of numb to it at this point since this has happened so much, we’re so exhausted about all this. It’s so unfair. … This happens almost every single day. I can’t even walk outside my house without feeling like I’m gonna die, or I’m gonna get shot. And it’s terrifying for everyone.

3. President Barack Obama:

   Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up routine... We have become numb to this.

4. Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold:

   It's hard. It's challenging, i live three blocks up the street from that store. You're worried about your neighbors, you're worried about your partner. You're worried about everything when you getthat call. So, yeah, I feel numb. And it's heartbreaking. It's heartbreaking to talk to victims, their families. It's tragic.

5. Chuck Carlson:

   The market has gotten reasonably comfortably numb to this tariff stuff, they are becoming more accustomed to this being a first foray and negotiating tool.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=numb
2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Numb
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionaryhttps://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=numb
4. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numb
5. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/numb
7. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=numb
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=numb
9. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=numb

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• خدرArabic
• вцепенявам, вкочанясвамBulgarian
• necitlivýCzech
• følelsesløsDanish
• betäuben, benommen, starr, taub, gefühllos, betäubtGerman
• ναρκωμένοςGreek
• sensentaEsperanto
• adormecido, insensible, dormido, entumido, entorpecido, entumecidoSpanish
• بیحس, کرختPersian
• puuduttaa, tunnoton, puutunut, turruttaaFinnish
• gourd, engourdir, anesthésier, engourdiFrench
• nimhneachIrish
• सुन्नHindi
• dermedt, eltompult, zsibbadt, meggémberedett, kábultHungarian
• ընդարմացած, անզգա, թմրածArmenian
• mati rasaIndonesian
• intorpidita, intorpiditoItalian
• 無感覚, 麻痺するJapanese
• გაფიჩხებული, გაშეშებულიGeorgian
• 마비되는Korean
• torpēnsLatin
• stīvs, nejutīgs, stingsLatvian
• verdoofd, bewusteloos, verkleumd, in slaap doen, verdoven, verstijfdDutch
• nummenNorwegian
• odrętwiałyPolish
• entorpecidoPortuguese
• amorțit, amorțiRomanian
• онемелыйRussian
• valen, nummen, domnadSwedish
• నంబ్Telugu
• ชาThai
• uyuşukTurkish
• онімінняUkrainian
• بے حسUrdu
• têVietnamese
• געליימטYiddish
• 麻木的Chinese

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