English Explanatory Dictionary

numbness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
  2. Inability or reduced ability to experience emotion.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

numbness numbnesses numbnesse

Etymology

From numb + -ness.

Synonyms

hypoesthesia
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