Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - numb
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Numb
numb
~1 adj 1 a part of your body that is numb is unable to feel anything, for example because you are very cold (My fingers were so numb I could hardly write. | The anaesthetic had made his whole face go numb.) 2 unable to think, feel, or react in a normal way (numb with shock/fear/terror etc) (I just sat there, numb with terror.) - numbly adv - numbness n ~2 v 1 to make someone unable to feel pain or other sensations (fingers numbed with cold | the numbing effect of the drug) 2 to make someone unable to think, feel, or react in a normal way (He was numbed by the shock of his wife's death.)
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(numbs, numbing, numbed) 1. If a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything there. He could feel his fingers growing numb at their tips... My legs felt numb and my toes ached. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • numbness I have recently been suffering from pain and numbness in my hands. N-UNCOUNT: oft N in n 2. If you are numb with shock, fear, or grief, you are so shocked, frightened, or upset that you cannot think clearly or feel any emotion. The mother, numb with grief, has trouble speaking... I was so shocked I went numb. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n • numbness Many men become more aware of emotional numbness in their 40s. N-UNCOUNT: oft adj N • numbly He walked numbly into the cemetery. ADV: ADV with v 3. If an event or experience numbs you, you can no longer think clearly or feel any emotion. For a while the shock of Philippe’s letter numbed her... The horror of my experience has numbed my senses. VERB: V n, V n see also mind-numbing • numbed I’m so numbed with shock that I can hardly think. ...the sort of numbed hush which usually follows an automobile accident. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ 4. If cold weather, a drug, or a blow numbs a part of your body, you can no longer feel anything in it. An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to numb the area... She awoke with a numbed feeling in her left leg. VERB: V n, V-ed ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English nomen, from past participle of nimen to take — more at nim Date: 14th century 1. devoid of sensation especially as a result of cold or anesthesia 2. devoid of emotion ; indifferent • ~ transitive verb • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun NUMB abbreviation see Num ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & v. --adj. (often foll. by with) deprived of feeling or the power of motion (numb with cold). --v.tr. 1 make numb. 2 stupefy, paralyse. Phrases and idioms numb-fish = electric ray. Derivatives numbly adv. numbness n. Etymology: ME nome(n) past part. of nim take: for -b cf. THUMB ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. онемелый, оцепенелый to grow numb —- оцепенеть; затечь, занеметь (о ногах) numb from the scene confronting me —- оцепенев от представившейся мне сцены 2. окоченевший fingers numb with cold —- пальцы, не сгибающиеся от холода Id: numb hand —- неловкий человек; руки (как) крюки 3. вызывать онемение или окоченение to chafe numbed feet —- растирать окоченевшие ноги 4. заставить оцепенеть; ошеломить numbed with grief —- ошеломленный горем numbed with terror —- оцепеневший от ужаса ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) онемелый, оцепенелый 2) окоченелый (от холода) Syn: anaesthetized, deadened, insensible, paralyzed, stupefied Ant: aware, lively 2. v. вызывать онемение/окоченение; fig. поражать, ошеломлять ...Англо-русский словарь
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mil. abbr. Nuclear Urban Migraine Blaster sport abbr. Nebraska United Methodist Bike religion abbr. NEBRASKA UNITED METHODISTS BIKE run ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 14c., from pp. of nimen "to take, seize," from O.E. niman "to take" (see nimble). The extraneous -b (to conform to comb, limb, etc.) appeared 17c. The notion is of being "taken" with palsy, shock, and especially cold. The verb is from 1602. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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