亚洲网紅露点

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numb

[ nuhm ]

adjective

number, numbest.
  1. deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:

    fingers numb with cold.

  2. manifesting or resembling numbness:

    a numb sensation.

  3. incapable of action or of feeling emotion; enervated; prostrate:

    numb with grief.

  4. lacking or deficient in emotion or feeling; indifferent:

    She was numb to their pleas for mercy.



verb (used with object)

  1. to make numb.

numb

/ 苍蕦尘 /

adjective

  1. deprived of feeling through cold, shock, etc
  2. unable to move; paralysed
  3. characteristic of or resembling numbness

    a numb sensation

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make numb; deaden, shock, or paralyse
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞苍耻尘产濒测, adverb
  • 藞苍耻尘产苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍耻尘产路濒测 adverb
  • 苍耻尘产路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • half-numb adjective
  • 耻苍路苍耻尘产别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of numb1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English nome, literally, 鈥渢aken, seized,鈥 variant of nomen, numen, Old English numen, past participle of niman 鈥渢o take, steal鈥; nim 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of numb1

C15: nomen, literally: taken (with paralysis), from Old English niman to take; related to Old Norse nema, Old High German niman
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He described feeling "shocked", "numb" and "devastated" at the news.

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"A lot of us are still numb. A lot of us are still angry, confused, sad, devastated - and some of us don't know how to feel, what to feel," said R.J.

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She told BBC News NI she was left "numb" by the situation.

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Lobna said living without her son had been very difficult and she felt "numb".

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After chatting for about 10 minutes, our toes are already going numb.

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