Numbness - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈnʌmnəs|  American pronunciation of the word numbness
Brit.  |ˈnʌmnəs|  British pronunciation of the word numbness

noun

- partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
- the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally (syn: apathy, indifference, spiritlessness)

Extra examples

The side of my face was still numb an hour after the surgery.

I had a numb feeling in my toes.

It was so cold that my fingers went numb.

A stroke can cause one side of your body to go numb.

Her son had died and she just felt numb.

He stood there numb with fear.

She massaged her leg until the numbness was gone.

It caused some numbness in my hand.

The hand or foot is asleep in case of numbness or diminution of sensibility.

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