numb: Meaning and Definition of

numb

Pronunciation: (num), [key]
— adj. v. -er, -est,
—adj.
  1. deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
  2. manifesting or resembling numbness: a numb sensation.
  3. incapable of action or of feeling emotion; enervated; prostrate: numb with grief.
  4. lacking or deficient in emotion or feeling; indifferent: She was numb to their pleas for mercy.
—v.t.
  1. to make numb.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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