numbness
pronunciation
How to pronounce numbness in British English:
UK [nʌmnəs]
How to pronounce numbness in American English:
US [ˈnʌmnɪs]
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- Noun:
- partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
Word Origin
- numbness (n.)
- 1570s, from numb (adj.) + -ness.
Example
- 1. If you feel numbness , get out sooner .
- 2. Cold sensation , goose bumps , confusion , numbness
- 3. The victims are often afflicted with diabetes , which causes numbness in the feet , and they can 't feel the dog gnawing at them .
- 4. Wang says he has to constantly remind himself not to succumb to such numbness .
- 5. Yet , all I could feel was a numbness , as dull and muted as the sky .