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   Numb

   /nəm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. deprived of the power of sensation: "my feet were numb with cold"
   • ▪ unable to think, feel, or respond normally: "the tragic events left us shocked and numb"

   verb

   • 1. deprive of feeling or responsiveness: "the cold had numbed her senses"
   • ▪ cause (a sensation) to be felt less intensely; deaden: "vodka might numb the pain in my hand"

   Word Origin late Middle Englishnome(n), past participle of obsolete nim ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. numbly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • N

     1

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

   • B

     3

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