numb meaning and definition

NUMB verb

Definition of numb (verb)

1. make numb or insensitive
   • "The shock numbed her senses"
   • synonyms: benumb, blunt, dull

NUMB adjective

Definition of numb (adjective)

1. lacking sensation
   • "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"
   • synonyms: asleep, benumbed
2. (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
   • "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy"
   • synonyms: dead
3. so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified
   • "too numb with fear to move"