Numb : (추위 등으로 신체 부위가) 감각이 없는,(제대로 생각반응을 못하고) 멍한, 망연자실한, (신체 부위에) 감각이 없게 만들다, (충격 등으로) 멍하게 만들다, 망연자실하게 만들다, (감정적으로)무감각한, 둔감한
Numbly : 멍하게, 망연자실하게, 멍한 기분으로
Numbness : 저림, 마비, 무감각
Mind-numbing : 너무나 지루한
1)
numb, when your fingers are really really cold and you just can't feel them, they are numb
you are unable to feel it, normally this is a temporary thing
if you are don't move your leg or your arm for a long time or it's fixed in one position in a weired position then your arm or your leg can go numb
you get this pins and needles but you can't actually feel your leg.
this is the basic idea of numb where you just don't have any feeling in part of your body
it feels like it's dead
numb, unable to feel anything. normally as a result of cold or as a result of anesthesia
it was so cold that my fingers were numb
the anesthetic numbed my pain
2)
you can also use this metaphorically
when something really really strong happens or something really extreme happens, then you can feel numb or you are numb because you are not able to think. you are shocked
he was so numbed by the news that he just didn't know what to do
he was so chocked, he was so surprised
emotionally unresponsive
you just don't know what to do
you are unable to think or react normally because you are so shocked or upset by something
he stood motionless absolutely numb with fear
the shock left him feeling numb
numb with shock
numb with grief
numb with fear
emotional numbness
he numbly left the scene
3)
notice, you can use this numb as a verb
he was numbed by the news
sometimes they have appeals for charity, saying you had to donate for this disaster
you are constantly getting appeals for different things one after the other then you become numb to it, you just don't really hear it. you'll just insensitive to it
if you've ever been to the dentist to have a tooth out, he will give you an injection to numb the pain, so that you can't feel it. maybe your tongue will go numb as well
he had been numbed by the catastrophe
the news was numbing, he was just unable to think about it
4)
we also alctually have this phrase mind-numbing
if something is mind-numbing, it's just incredibly boring
sitting for 10 hours working with numbers, it was just mind-numbing
the film was so mind-numbing that I couldn't watch to the end of it, it wwas so boring that it anesthetized the mind
5)
notice, If numb is the adjective then the comparative is number.
as in my toes are number than my fingers
but notice, if you look that is number for the comparative, which is the same as number(figure)
the spelling is the same, but pronunciation is different
Formality : 5
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