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Benumb (Verb)

Meaning

Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Examples

  • The tragedy seemed to benumb her emotions as she struggled to come to terms with her loss.
  • The cold water poured over her head, helping to benumb the area where the doctor was going to make the incision.
  • As she sat in the courtroom, the constant barrage of gruesome details began to benumb her to the horror of it all.
  • The lack of sleep was starting to benumb her senses, making it difficult for her to focus on the task at hand.
  • Over time, the constant hardships she faced had started to benumb her compassion for others.

Synonyms

  • Numb
  • Blunt
  • Dull

Hypernyms

  • Desensitize
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