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Meaning of 'benumbed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Benumbed [ a.]
- Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind.
2 . Benumbed [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Benumb

Meaning of 'benumbed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . benumbed [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking sensation
Example in sentence:
  • my foot is asleep;
  • numb with cold
Meaning (2):
- having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
Example in sentence:
  • the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond;
  • the mind of the audience is becoming dulled

Nearby Words:

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