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From the past participle of nim (“to take”). Compare German benommen (“dazed, numb”) and Old Norse numinn. The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word.

159 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: shushatur mpirë — physically unable to feel
• Arabic: خَدِر (ḵadir) — physically unable to feel
• Arabic: منمل (mnammal) — physically unable to feel
• Armenian: թմրած (tʻmrac) — physically unable to feel
• Armenian: անզգա (anzga) — physically unable to feel
• Armenian: ընդարմացած (əndarmacʻac) — physically unable to feel
• Bulgarian: вцепенен (vcepenen) — physically unable to feel
• Cebuano: banhod — physically unable to feel
• Chinese Mandarin: 麻木 (mámù) — physically unable to feel
• Czech: necitlivý — physically unable to feel
• Danish: følelsesløs — physically unable to feel
• Dutch: verdoofd — physically unable to feel
• Dutch: bewusteloos — physically unable to feel
• Dutch: verstijfd — physically unable to feel
• Dutch: verkleumd — physically unable to feel
• Esperanto: sensenta — physically unable to feel
• Finnish: puutunut — physically unable to feel
• Finnish: tunnoton — physically unable to feel
• Finnish: turta — physically unable to feel
• French: gourd — physically unable to feel
• French: engourdi — physically unable to feel
• Georgian: გაშეშებული (gašešebuli) — physically unable to feel
• Georgian: გაფიჩხებული (gapičxebuli) — physically unable to feel
• German: taub — physically unable to feel
• German: benommen — physically unable to feel
• German: betäubt — physically unable to feel
• German: gefühllos — physically unable to feel
• German: starr — physically unable to feel
• Greek: ναρκωμένος (narkoménos) — physically unable to feel
• Ancient Greek: ἀναίσθητος (anaísthētos) — physically unable to feel
• Hebrew: רדום (radúm) — physically unable to feel
• Hebrew: נרדם (nirdám) — physically unable to feel
• Hungarian: dermedt — physically unable to feel
• Hungarian: zsibbadt — physically unable to feel
• Hungarian: meggémberedett — physically unable to feel
• Hungarian: kábult — physically unable to feel
• Hungarian: eltompult — physically unable to feel
• Hunsrik: daab — physically unable to feel
• Icelandic: dofinn — physically unable to feel
• Indonesian: mati rasa — physically unable to feel
• Italian: intorpidito — physically unable to feel
• Japanese: 無感覚な (mukankaku na) — physically unable to feel
• Khmer: ស្រយង់ (srɑyɑŋ) — physically unable to feel
• Khmer: ស្គឹះ (skɨh) — physically unable to feel
• Khmer: សំទក់ (sɑmtʊək) — physically unable to feel
• Korean: 마비되는 (mabidoeneun) — physically unable to feel
• Central Kurdish: سِڕ (sirr) — physically unable to feel
• Latin: torpidus — physically unable to feel
• Latin: torpēns — physically unable to feel
• Latvian: nejutīgs — physically unable to feel
• Latvian: stings — physically unable to feel
• Latvian: stīvs — physically unable to feel
• Malay: kebas — physically unable to feel
• Māori: kōpā — physically unable to feel
• Māori: matangerengere — physically unable to feel
• Māori: matangurunguru — physically unable to feel
• Māori: kerekerewai — physically unable to feel
• Māori: kēkerewai — physically unable to feel
• Māori: matakerekere — physically unable to feel
• Māori: pōpokorua — physically unable to feel
• Māori: mangenge — physically unable to feel
• Māori: tēteka — physically unable to feel
• Norman: gourd — physically unable to feel
• Norwegian Bokmål: nummen — physically unable to feel
• Persian: بیحس — physically unable to feel
• Persian: کرخت — physically unable to feel
• Persian: سر (ser) — physically unable to feel
• Polish: odrętwiały — physically unable to feel
• Portuguese: amortecido — physically unable to feel
• Portuguese: dormente — physically unable to feel
• Portuguese: entorpecido — physically unable to feel
• Portuguese: adormecido — physically unable to feel
• Romanian: amorțit — physically unable to feel
• Russian: онеме́лый (onemélyj) — physically unable to feel
• Spanish: entumecido — physically unable to feel
• Spanish: entumido — physically unable to feel
• Spanish: insensible — physically unable to feel
• Spanish: entorpecido — physically unable to feel
• Spanish: dormido — physically unable to feel
• Spanish: adormecido — physically unable to feel
• Swedish: valen — physically unable to feel
• Swedish: domnad — physically unable to feel
• Tagalog: manhid — physically unable to feel
• Tajik: карахт (karaxt) — physically unable to feel
• Tausug: banhud — physically unable to feel
• Thai: ชา (chaa) — physically unable to feel
• Turkish: uyuşuk — physically unable to feel
• Ukrainian: занімі́лий (zanimílyj) — physically unable to feel
• Urdu: سُن (sun) — physically unable to feel
• Urdu: بے حِس — physically unable to feel
• Vietnamese: tê — physically unable to feel
• Vietnamese: tê cóng — physically unable to feel
• Chinese Mandarin: 麻木不仁的 (mámùbùrén de) — emotionally unable to feel
• Czech: ochromený — emotionally unable to feel
• Danish: følelsesløs — emotionally unable to feel
• Finnish: lamaantunut — emotionally unable to feel
• Finnish: turta — emotionally unable to feel
• German: gefühllos — emotionally unable to feel
• German: unempfindlich — emotionally unable to feel
• Māori: rōrā — emotionally unable to feel
• Māori: paraheahea — emotionally unable to feel
• Portuguese: entorpecido — emotionally unable to feel
• Portuguese: dormente — emotionally unable to feel
• Turkish: duygusuz — emotionally unable to feel
• Turkish: hissiz — emotionally unable to feel
• Vietnamese: vô cảm — emotionally unable to feel
• Vietnamese: chết lặng — emotionally unable to feel
• Arabic: خَدَّرَ (ḵaddara) — to cause to become numb
• Bulgarian: вцепенявам (vcepenjavam) — to cause to become numb
• Bulgarian: вкочанясвам (vkočanjasvam) — to cause to become numb
• Czech: otupit — to cause to become numb
• Czech: znecitlivit — to cause to become numb
• Czech: ochromit — to cause to become numb
• Dutch: verdoven — to cause to become numb
• Dutch: in slaap doen — to cause to become numb
• Finnish: puuduttaa — to cause to become numb
• Finnish: turruttaa — to cause to become numb
• Finnish: lamauttaa — to cause to become numb
• Finnish: kohmettaa — to cause to become numb
• French: engourdir — to cause to become numb
• French: endormir — to cause to become numb
• French: anesthésier — to cause to become numb
• German: betäuben — to cause to become numb
• Ancient Greek: ναρκόω (narkóō) — to cause to become numb
• Italian: intorpidire — to cause to become numb
• Italian: addormentare — to cause to become numb
• Italian: anestetizzare — to cause to become numb
• Romanian: amorți — to cause to become numb
• Romanian: anestezia — to cause to become numb
• Spanish: adormecer — to cause to become numb
• Spanish: entumecer — to cause to become numb
• Spanish: aterir — to cause to become numb
• Spanish: arrecir — to cause to become numb
• Swedish: bedöva — to cause to become numb
• Turkish: uyuşturmak — to cause to become numb
• Arabic: خَفَّفَ (ḵaffafa) — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Finnish: puuduttaa — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Finnish: turruttaa — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Finnish: tukahduttaa — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Russian: цепене́ть (cepenétʹ) — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Spanish: atenuar — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Spanish: apagar — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Spanish: amortiguar — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Spanish: moderar — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Spanish: aliviar — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Spanish: alivianar — to cause (a feeling) to be less intense
• Finnish: turruttaa — to cause the mind or senses to be less acute
• Spanish: embotar — to cause the mind or senses to be less acute
• Spanish: entorpecer — to cause the mind or senses to be less acute
• Finnish: puutua — to become numb physically
• Finnish: turtua — to become numb physically
• Finnish: kohmettua — to become numb physically
• Russian: неме́ть (nemétʹ) — to become numb physically
• Spanish: entumecerse — to become numb physically
• Spanish: entumirse — to become numb physically
• Spanish: aterirse — to become numb physically
• Spanish: aterecerse — to become numb physically
• Spanish: arrecirse — to become numb physically
• Tamil: மர (mara) — to become numb physically