numbing

• Bezeichnet etwas, das ein Gefühl der Taubheit oder Empfindungslosigkeit hervorruft, sei es körperlich (betäubend) oder emotional (abstumpfend, lähmend).

Describes something that causes a loss of physical or emotional sensation.

1. Causing loss of sensationB2formal

   Making a part of the body unable to feel anything, typically due to cold, injury, or an anesthetic.

   betäubend

   • The numbing cold made it hard to move his fingers.
   • She applied a numbing cream before the injection.
   • The numbing effect of the medication lasted for several hours.

   Synonymeanestheticdeadeningdesensitizingfreezing

   Antonymesensitizing

2. Emotionally dullingB2formal

   Causing a person to become emotionally insensitive or unable to feel strong emotions, often due to shock or trauma.

   emotional abstumpfend

   • The constant bad news had a numbing effect on the public.
   • He felt a numbing sense of despair after the loss.
   • The routine of the job became numbing over time.

   Synonymedeadeningdesensitizingstupefying

   Antonymeawakeningrousingsensitizingstimulating

• Verb, das ausdrückt, dass etwas oder jemand die Fähigkeit verliert, körperliche Empfindungen wahrzunehmen, oder dass jemand emotional unempfindlich wird. Es kann auch bedeuten, Schmerzen oder Gefühle zu betäuben oder abzuschwächen.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something or someone unable to feel physical sensation, or to make someone emotionally unresponsive.

1. Make numb or insensitiveB2formal

   To cause a part of the body to lose physical sensation, or to make someone emotionally less responsive.

   betäuben

   • The dentist numbed my gum before the procedure.
   • The cold wind numbed his fingers.
   • The shock of the news seemed to numb her senses.

   Synonymeanaesthetizebenumbdeadendeadeneddesensitizedullparalyzestupefy

   Antonymeawakensensitizestimulate