Definition and Use of Numb | Generated by AI
“Numb” means unable to feel — either physically or emotionally.
Here are the main meanings in English:
- Physical numbness (most common everyday use)
When a part of your body loses sensation and you can’t feel anything there (usually temporarily).- Examples:
- My fingers are numb from the cold.
- After the dentist’s injection, my mouth felt completely numb.
- I sat on my leg too long and now it’s numb and tingly.
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- Emotional numbness
Feeling emotionally “dead” inside — unable to feel joy, sadness, anger, etc. (often because of shock, trauma, depression, or long-term stress).- Examples:
- After the bad news, she just felt numb and couldn’t cry.
- He became numb to the violence after seeing it every day.
- “I’m feeling really numb lately, like nothing matters.”
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- To numb (verb)
To make something/someone unable to feel (physically or emotionally).- The medicine will numb the pain.
- Some people drink alcohol to numb their feelings.
In very casual/slang contexts (not super common), it can sometimes mean “extremely cool” or “awesome” (like in some hip-hop/rap circles), but 99% of the time people mean the “no feeling” sense.
Which context did you see “numb” in? 😄 (song, conversation, medical thing?)