numb
Devoid of feeling
Numb describes the loss of sensation or feeling.
A numb limb has gone to sleep or been affected by cold or anesthesia: My fingers were numb from the freezing water.
Emotionally, numb means unable to feel or respond: She was numb with shock after hearing the news.
The verb means to make numb: The injection numbed the area.
Extended uses suggest dulled responsiveness: numb to the violence on the news.
Apart or uninvolved
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- hollowEmpty within
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
shut down · dissociated · blank · withdrawn · apathetic · indifferent · emotionless · hardened
Slight stinging sensation
- pins and needlesTingling in extremities
- pricklingSharp tingling sensation
- deadenedMade less intense
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
nerve · circulation · asleep · unfeeling · insensible · limb · extremities · fingers
Shocked into speechlessness
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
reeling · shell-shocked · grief-stricken · devastated · blindsided · speechless · frozen · paralyzed
Boring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- dullLacking edge or interest
- zoned outMentally checked out
glazed · stupor · autopilot · droning · unstimulating · mechanical · going through motions
Freezing of body tissue
- freezingExtremely cold
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
chilled · bitter cold · windchill · exposed · shivering · cold snap · wintry · ice-cold
Topical numbing medication
- novocaineLocal numbing agent
- anestheticPain-blocking substance
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- localOf this area
sedation · dentist · procedure · surgery · epidural · nerve block · topical · wearing off
detached
Apart or uninvolved
disconnected · shut down · dissociated · blank · withdrawn · apathetic · indifferent · emotionless · hardened · desensitized
tingling
Slight stinging sensation
- pins and needlesTingling in extremities
- pricklingSharp tingling sensation
- deadenedMade less intense
sensation · nerve · circulation · asleep · unfeeling · insensible · limb · extremities · fingers · toes
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
overwhelmed · reeling · shell-shocked · grief-stricken · devastated · blindsided · speechless · frozen · paralyzed · aftermath
tedious
Boring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- dullLacking edge or interest
zoned out · glazed · stupor · autopilot · droning · unstimulating · mechanical · going through motions
frostbite
Freezing of body tissue
- freezingExtremely cold
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
frozen · chilled · bitter cold · windchill · exposed · shivering · cold snap · wintry · ice-cold
lidocaine
Topical numbing medication
- novocaineLocal numbing agent
- anestheticPain-blocking substance
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
local · sedation · dentist · procedure · surgery · epidural · nerve block · topical · wearing off · dose
- moodshappy, sad, angry, anxious, excited
- body part traitsbent, bony, bruised, calloused, crooked
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell
- cold-heartedcallous, cold, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, cruel
- sensationstaste, touch, smell, sound, pain
- silent lettersknife, knock, know, knee, knot
numbsensitive
Easily affected emotionally
feeling · tingling · sensate · responsive · sentient
numbfeeling
Sensed inner state
emotional · sensitive · expressive · responsive · passionate
- feeling numb
- numb the pain
- emotional numbnessAbsence of felt affect
- numbing creamTopical sensation blocker
- numb fingersDigits lacking sensation
- Comfortably NumbPleasantly lacking all sensation
numbness, numbing, unnumbered, numbed, numbly, benumbed, numbs, benumb, benumbing