BENUMBED

dulled, benumbed

(adjective) having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; “the mind of the audience is becoming dulled”; “the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond”

benumbed, asleep(p), numb

(adjective) lacking sensation; “my foot is asleep”; “numb with cold”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

benumbed

simple past tense and past participle of benumb

Adjective

benumbed (comparative more benumbed, superlative most benumbed)

Lacking sensation; numb.

Lacking emotion or interest; dulled.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*numbed", a.

Definition: Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind.

– Be*numbed"ness, n.

BENUMB

Be*numb", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Benumbing.] Etym: [OE. binomen, p. p. of binimen to take away, AS. beniman; pref. be + niman to take. See Numb, a., and cf. Benim.]

Definition: To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold. The creeping death benumbed her senses first. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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