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- Dictionarybenumb/bɪˈnʌm/
verb
- 1. deprive of physical or emotional feeling: "the flood of images and alerts coming through social networks is benumbing us"
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1. : to make inactive : deaden. 2. : to make numb especially by cold. Synonyms. blunt. cauterize. dampen. deaden. dull. numb. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of benumb in a Sentence. a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief.
Benumb definition: to make numb; deprive of sensation. See examples of BENUMB used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. to make numb or powerless; deaden physical feeling in, as by cold 2. to make inactive; stupefy (the mind,.... Click for more definitions.
1. To make numb, especially by cold. 2. To render senseless or inactive, as from shock or boredom: The dull skit benumbed the audience. [Middle English binomen, from past participle of binimen, to take away, from Old English beniman : be-, away; see be- + niman, to take; see numb .] be·numb′ment n.
verb. make numb or insensitive. synonyms: blunt, dull, numb. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Benumb." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/benumb. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™. 2 million people have mastered 403,934,081 new words. Master your first word today! Start Now.
Synonyms for BENUMB: reduce, dull, blunt, numb, diminish, weaken, deaden, subside; Antonyms of BENUMB: sharpen, enhance, augment, strengthen, intensify, consolidate, stimulate, deepen.
To render senseless or inactive, as from shock or boredom. The dull skit benumbed the audience. American Heritage. To deaden the mind, will, or feelings of. My mind was benumbed by grief. Webster's New World. To make numb, as by cold or anesthetic. Wiktionary. More Verb Definitions (1) Synonyms: dull. blunt. numb. desensitize. daze. stun. deaden.
