Numb (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Dead

Related Words

• Numbness (noun)

Meaning ²

Lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Benumbed
• Asleep

Related Words

• Numbness (noun)

Meaning ³

So frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified; "too numb with fear to move".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The passengers were too numb with shock to respond to the emergency evacuation instructions.
• The horror of the situation left her numb, unable to scream or run for help.
• The witnesses were numb with fear, unable to process what they had just seen.
• He was so numb with terror that he couldn't even dial the phone to call for help.
• The survivor was numb with shock, unable to comprehend the scale of the disaster that had occurred.