numb

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.

   “fingers numb with cold”

2. sıfat Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.

   “numb with shock; numb with boredom”

3. sıfat Dumb or stupid.
4. sıfat Causing numbness.

   “[…] he did lap me Even in his own garments, and gave himself, All thin and naked to the numb cold night.”

5. fiil To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).

   “The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.”

6. fiil To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.

   “He turned to alcohol to numb his pain.”

7. fiil To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.

   “[…] hunger, fatigue, and despairing hopelessness had numbed his brain […]”

8. fiil To become numb (especially physically).

   “[…] after fumbling with numbing fingers for ten or fifteen minutes, he waved his hand with a gesture of despair […]”