adj
Meaning 1
Lacking sensation; numb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
benumbed
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adj
Meaning 2
Lacking emotion or interest; dulled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of benumb
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the mind of the audience is becoming dulled
- the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dulled
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
lacking sensation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- my foot is asleep
- numb with cold
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: asleep(p), numb
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: gevoelloos — Lacking sensation; numb
- Latin: torpidus — Lacking sensation; numb
- Māori: pōpokorua — Lacking sensation; numb
- Ukrainian: зате́рплий (zatérplyj) — Lacking sensation; numb
- Ukrainian: онімі́лий (onimílyj) — Lacking sensation; numb
- Dutch: versuft — Lacking emotion or interest; dulled
- Latin: torpidus — Lacking emotion or interest; dulled