benumbs
Makes completely numb
Benumbs is the third-person singular of benumb, meaning to make numb or deprive of feeling.
Cold benumbs the fingers; grief benumbs the mind.
The word suggests a dulling or deadening effect, whether physical or emotional: The freezing wind benumbs exposed skin.
Shock benumbs her to the news.
Reduces force or feeling
- freezesHardens from cold
- paralyzesCauses total inability to move
- anesthetizesCauses loss of sensation
- dullsReduces sharpness or intensity
numbs · chills · immobilizes · stiffens · tingles · frostbite · hypothermia · novocaine
Overwhelms with shock
- shocksSurprises or disturbs greatly
- stupefiesOverwhelms with astonishment
- dazesRenders temporarily senseless
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
desensitizes · traumatizes · grief · loss · detachment · dissociation · apathy · withdrawal
deadens
Reduces force or feeling
- freezesHardens from cold
- paralyzesCauses total inability to move
- anesthetizesCauses loss of sensation
dulls · numbs · chills · immobilizes · stiffens · tingles · frostbite · hypothermia · novocaine · lidocaine
stuns
Overwhelms with shock
- shocksSurprises or disturbs greatly
- stupefiesOverwhelms with astonishment
- dazesRenders temporarily senseless
overwhelms · desensitizes · traumatizes · grief · loss · detachment · dissociation · apathy · withdrawal · catatonic
stupefies
Overwhelms with astonishment
- bewildersCauses thorough confusion
- confoundsDeeply puzzles or defeats
- muddlesCreates disorder or confusion
dulls · foggy · disorientation · confusion · daze · trance · glazed · unfocused · blank · sluggish