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numb

/nʌm/

Translations

numbverb

numbed

Past Simple

numbed

Past Participle

numbing

Gerund

/nʌm/

engourdirEmployé pour une sensation physique ou, au figuré, pour l’émotion.

The tragic news numbed her, leaving her unable to react.

La nouvelle tragique l’a engourdie, la laissant incapable de réagir.

Additional translations

anesthésierSurtout dans le contexte médical ou dentaire.

Synonyms

numbadjective

number

Comp.

numbest

Super.

/nʌm/

engourdiSe dit surtout d’une partie du corps qui a perdu la sensibilité.

After sitting in the same position for hours, her legs were numb.

Après être restée assise dans la même position pendant des heures, ses jambes étaient engourdies.

Additional translations

insensibleS’emploie aussi au sens figuré pour une absence de réaction émotionnelle.

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Definitions

numbverb

To make someone unable to feel emotions or think clearly, often as a result of shock or trauma.

The tragic news numbed her, leaving her unable to react.

To cause a part of the body to lose sensation, typically as a result of cold or anesthesia.

The dentist numbed my gums before starting the procedure.

numbadjective

Deprived of the power of sensation; unable to feel or move.

After sitting in the same position for hours, her legs were numb.

Indifferent or unresponsive emotionally; lacking sensitivity or feeling.

He felt numb to the news after hearing so many similar stories.