Benumbed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make numb or insensitive

lacking sensation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænvɐsbˌæk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɛsəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɛsəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænvɐsbˌæk/.

Examples

The shock numbed her senses
my foot is asleep
numb with cold

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dulled numb dull asleep blunt benumb

Parts of Speech

verb	make numb or insensitive “The shock numbed her senses”
adjective	lacking sensation “my foot is asleep”
adjective	having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure “the mind of the audience is becoming dulled”

Word Forms

numbness

noun

partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

betäubt

taub oder unempfindlich machen

🇫🇷French

engourdi

rendre insensible ou insensible

🇪🇸Spanish

entumecido

hacer entumecido o insensible

🇮🇹Italian

intorpidito

rendere insensibile o insensibile

🇳🇱Dutch

verdoofd

gevoelloos of ongevoelig maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

entorpecido

tornar entorpecido ou insensível

🇷🇺Russian

ошеломленный

сделать онемевшим или нечувствительным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्तंभित

सुन्न या असंवेदनशील बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

numbed

অসাড় বা সংবেদনশীল করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கமடைந்தது

உணர்வற்ற அல்லது உணர்வற்றதாக ஆக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

మొద్దుబారిపోయింది

నంబ్ లేదా సెన్సిటివ్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुन्न झालेले

सुन्न किंवा असंवेदनशील करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંકુચિત

સુન્ન અથવા સંવેદનશીલ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಶ್ಚೇಷ್ಟಿತ

ನಿಶ್ಚೇಷ್ಟಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಲ್ಲದ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിശ്ചലമായി

മരവിപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർവികാരമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੰਨ

ਸੁੰਨ ਜਾਂ ਅਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

بے حس یا بے حس بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

麻木的

使人麻木或麻木

🇯🇵Japanese

麻痺した

無感覚になるか鈍感になる

🇰🇷Korean

마비된

무감각하게 만들거나 무감각하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị tê liệt

làm tê liệt hoặc vô cảm

🇹🇭Thai

มึนงง

ทำให้มึนงงหรือไร้ความรู้สึก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebas

membuat mati rasa atau tidak peka

🇵🇭Filipino

nababaliw

gawing manhid o insensitive

🇲🇾Malay

bengang

membuat kebas atau tidak sensitif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخدر

جعل خدر أو غير حساس

🇮🇷Persian

بی حس شده

بی حس کردن یا بی حس کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

uyuşmuş

uyuşmuş veya duyarsız hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נדהם

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