English-German translations for numb

• betäuben
  Drogen betäuben das Bewußtsein, die Reaktionen, den Widerstand, sie absorbieren emotionale und existentielle Schwankungen und Träume konkreter sozialer Gruppen, vor allem der Jugendlichen. It numbs the conscience, reactions and resistance, it absorbs the emotional, existential shocks and dreams of certain specific social groups, mainly the young.
• benommen
• betäubt
• einschlafen
• gefühllos
• lahm
• starr
• taub

Definition of numb

• Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation
• Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way
• Causing numbness
• To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally
• To cause to be less intense
• To cause to be less acute
• To become numb (especially physically

Examples

• fingers numb with cold
• legs numb from kneeling
• numb with shock; numb with boredom
• The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness
• When I first heard the news, I was numbed by the shock
• He turned to alcohol to numb his pain

Related words

• numbering
• outnumber
• numbers
• f-number
• numbat
• numbered
• numbing
• numbed
• outnumbered