Numbness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈʌmnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈʌmnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈʌmnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈʌmnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spiritlessness indifference apathy

Word Forms

numb	adjective	lacking sensation
apathetic	adjective	marked by a lack of interest
indifferent	adjective	marked by a lack of interest
spiritless	adjective	evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; ; - Orville Prescott

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Taubheit

teilweiser oder völliger Mangel an Empfindungen in einem Körperteil; ein Symptom einer Nervenschädigung oder -funktionsstörung

🇫🇷French

engourdissement

absence partielle ou totale de sensation dans une partie du corps ; un symptôme de lésion ou de dysfonctionnement nerveux

🇪🇸Spanish

entumecimiento

falta parcial o total de sensación en una parte del cuerpo; un síntoma de daño o disfunción nerviosa

🇮🇹Italian

intorpidimento

mancanza parziale o totale di sensibilità in una parte del corpo; un sintomo di danno o disfunzione nervosa

🇳🇱Dutch

gevoelloosheid

gedeeltelijk of totaal gebrek aan gevoel in een deel van het lichaam; een symptoom van zenuwbeschadiging of disfunctie

🇵🇹Portuguese

dormência

falta parcial ou total de sensibilidade em alguma parte do corpo; um sintoma de dano ou disfunção nervosa

🇷🇺Russian

онемение

частичное или полное отсутствие чувствительности в какой-либо части тела; симптом повреждения или дисфункции нерва

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुन्न होना

शरीर के किसी भाग में संवेदना की आंशिक या पूर्ण कमी; तंत्रिका क्षति या शिथिलता का एक लक्षण

🇧🇩Bengali

অসাড়তা

শরীরের একটি অংশে সংবেদনের আংশিক বা সম্পূর্ণ অভাব; স্নায়ু ক্ষতি বা কর্মহীনতার একটি উপসর্গ

🇮🇳Tamil

உணர்வின்மை

உடலின் ஒரு பகுதியில் பகுதி அல்லது முழுமையான உணர்வு இல்லாமை; நரம்பு சேதம் அல்லது செயலிழப்புக்கான அறிகுறி

🇮🇳Telugu

తిమ్మిరి

శరీరం యొక్క ఒక భాగంలో పాక్షిక లేదా మొత్తం సంచలనం లేకపోవడం; నరాల నష్టం లేదా పనిచేయకపోవడం యొక్క లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

सुन्नपणा

शरीराच्या एका भागात संवेदनांचा आंशिक किंवा संपूर्ण अभाव; मज्जातंतूचे नुकसान किंवा बिघडलेले कार्य लक्षण

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ક્રિયતા આવે છે

શરીરના એક ભાગમાં સંવેદનાનો આંશિક અથવા સંપૂર્ણ અભાવ; ચેતા નુકસાન અથવા નિષ્ક્રિયતાનું લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರಗಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

ದೇಹದ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯ ಭಾಗಶಃ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಕೊರತೆ; ನರ ಹಾನಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಪಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മരവിപ്പ്

ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഭാഗത്ത് സംവേദനക്ഷമതയുടെ ഭാഗികമോ പൂർണ്ണമോ ആയ അഭാവം; നാഡി ക്ഷതം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവർത്തന വൈകല്യത്തിൻ്റെ ലക്ഷണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੰਨ ਹੋਣਾ

ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਾ ਦੀ ਅੰਸ਼ਕ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰੀ ਘਾਟ; ਨਸਾਂ ਦੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਪੁੰਸਕਤਾ ਦਾ ਲੱਛਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

جسم کے کسی حصے میں احساس کی جزوی یا مکمل کمی؛ اعصابی نقصان یا خرابی کی علامت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

麻木

身体某个部位部分或完全缺乏知觉；神经损伤或功能障碍的症状

🇯🇵Japanese

しびれ

体の一部の部分的または完全な感覚の欠如。神経の損傷または機能不全の症状

🇰🇷Korean

얼어서 고움

신체 일부의 부분적 또는 전체적인 감각 부족; 신경 손상 또는 기능 장애의 증상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tê liệt

mất cảm giác một phần hoặc toàn bộ ở một bộ phận của cơ thể; một triệu chứng của tổn thương thần kinh hoặc rối loạn chức năng

🇹🇭Thai

อาการชา

การขาดความรู้สึกบางส่วนหรือทั้งหมดในส่วนของร่างกาย อาการของความเสียหายของเส้นประสาทหรือความผิดปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mati rasa

kurangnya sensasi sebagian atau seluruhnya di suatu bagian tubuh; gejala kerusakan atau disfungsi saraf

🇵🇭Filipino

pamamanhid

bahagyang o kabuuang kawalan ng pandamdam sa isang bahagi ng katawan; isang sintomas ng pinsala sa nerve o dysfunction

🇲🇾Malay

rasa kebas

kekurangan sensasi sebahagian atau keseluruhan pada bahagian badan; gejala kerosakan saraf atau disfungsi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خدر

انعدام جزئي أو كلي للإحساس في جزء من الجسم. من أعراض تلف الأعصاب أو الخلل الوظيفي

🇮🇷Persian

بی حسی

عدم احساس جزئی یا کامل در قسمتی از بدن؛ نشانه ای از آسیب یا اختلال عملکرد عصبی است

🇹🇷Turkish

uyuşma

vücudun bir kısmında kısmi veya tam duyu kaybı; sinir hasarı veya fonksiyon bozukluğu belirtisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹסֶר תְחוּשָׁה

חוסר תחושה חלקי או מוחלט בחלק מהגוף; סימפטום של נזק עצבי או תפקוד לקוי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'numbness'?

The primary meaning of 'numbness' is 'partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'numbness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'numbness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'numbness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'numbness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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