numbed
Lost all feeling
Numbed is the past tense of numb—to deprive of sensation or feeling.
Cold numbs fingers; shock numbs the mind.
Her hands were numbed by the freezing water.
He sat numbed by the news of her death.
The word works for both physical deadening and emotional blunting.
Topical numbing medication
- novocaineLocal numbing agent
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
- localOf this area
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
sedation · analgesia · topical · dentistry · spinal · regional · morphine · fentanyl
Shocked into mental fog
sluggish · lethargic · stupefied · intoxicated · sedated · drugged · medicated · concussed
Made unresponsive through overexposure
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- hollowEmpty within
vacant · shutdown · dissociated · traumatized · grief-stricken · shell-shocked · overwhelmed · frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
- frostbittenDamaged by severe cold
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- pricklingSharp tingling sensation
- chilledMade or kept cold
icy · winterized · hypothermic · bloodless · white · stiff · unfeeling · pins-and-needles
Accustomed through experience
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- jadedDulled by overindulgence
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- world-wearyFatigued by existence
battle-scarred · thick-skinned · unshockable · blasé · accustomed · habituated · conditioned · immune
lidocaine
Topical numbing medication
injection · sedation · analgesia · topical · dentistry · spinal · regional · morphine · fentanyl · procaine
dazed
Shocked into mental fog
drowsy · sluggish · lethargic · stupefied · intoxicated · sedated · drugged · medicated · concussed · disoriented
desensitized
Made unresponsive through overexposure
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
hollow · vacant · shutdown · dissociated · traumatized · grief-stricken · shell-shocked · overwhelmed · frozen · blank
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
- frostbittenDamaged by severe cold
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- pricklingSharp tingling sensation
chilled · icy · winterized · hypothermic · bloodless · white · stiff · unfeeling · pins-and-needles · thawing
inured
Accustomed through experience
world-weary · battle-scarred · thick-skinned · unshockable · blasé · accustomed · habituated · conditioned · immune · resistant
- inattentiondistracted, spacing, absent-minded, distraction, obliviousness
- intoxicationdrunk, inebriated, intoxication, inebriation, drunkenness
- sedation levelslight sedation, deep sedation, conscious sedation, sedated, oversedation
numbedsensitive
Easily affected emotionally
feeling · tingling · sensate · hypersensitive · alive
- phone numberNumeric calling address
- number oneFirst in rank
- wrong numberCall to unintended recipient
- telephone numberCode to connect calls
- number 2 pencilsMedium-soft graphite sticks
- number cruncherFinancial data analyst