Definitions
Unable to feel sensation or emotion.
Word origin
From the past participle of nim (“to take”). Compare German benommen (“dazed, numb”) and Old Norse numinn. The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word.
Used in a sentence
“fingers numb with cold”
“legs numb from kneeling”
“numb with shock; numb with boredom”
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