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Definitions for benumbed
be·numbed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. asleep(p), benumbed, numbadjective

    lacking sensation

    "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"

  2. dulled, benumbedadjective

    having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure

    "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"

Wiktionary

  1. benumbedadjective

    Lacking sensation; numb

  2. benumbedadjective

    Lacking interest; dulled

ChatGPT

  1. benumbed

    Benumbed refers to a state or condition where someone is deprived of physical or emotional feeling or sensitivity. It often implies being numbed or desensitized due to intense cold, shock, fear, trauma or other strong emotions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Benumbed

    of Benumb

  2. Benumbedadjective

    made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of benumbed in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of benumbed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of benumbed in a Sentence

  1. Denis Diderot:

    Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.

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