adjective
- unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body
- unable to think, feel, or react normally because of shock or strong emotion
verb
- to make someone unable to feel anything in a part of their body
- to make someone unable to think or feel normally
Examples
- My fingers were numb from the cold.
- The dentist gave me a shot to numb my tooth.
- She felt numb with grief after hearing the news.
- The medication will numb the pain.
- His face was numb after the surgery.
- The shock of the accident left him feeling numb.
- Ice can numb a bruise and reduce swelling.