numbness
/ˈnʌmnəs/
noun
- The state of being unable to feel physical sensation, often due to cold, injury, or pressure.
- The dentist gave her an injection to prevent numbness during the procedure.
- He felt a strange numbness in his fingers after working in the cold.
- The numbness in her foot made it hard to walk after the long hike.
- A lack of emotional response or feeling; emotional detachment.
- The numbness of grief eventually gave way to sadness.
- He spoke about his loss with a numbness that worried his friends.
- After the shock, a deep numbness settled over her, and she couldn't cry.
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