numb

/nʌm/

adjectiveverbnumb

Remember: the B is silent—"numb" is so numb it can’t even say its B.

Yes, it's numb. The tricky part is the silent final B: spell it N-U-M-B, but pronounce it /nʌm/.

Definitions

  1. adjectivenot able to feel anything in a part of the body; lacking sensation
  2. adjectiveunable to think or react clearly because of shock, fear, or sadness
  3. verbto make a part of the body lose feeling; to dull or deaden sensation

Examples

  • “My fingers went numb after holding the ice pack too long.”
  • “She felt numb with shock when she heard the news.”
  • “The dentist used medicine to numb my mouth before the procedure.”

Synonyms

insensibleunfeelingdeaddeadenedstunned

Antonyms

sensitivefeeling

Translations

ES entumecidoPT entorpecidoFR engourdi

Common misspellings

numnubnumbbnumbenummbnumbed (for the base word)numb numb.

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