benumbed

• Adjectif littéraire décrivant une personne ou une partie du corps privée de sensation, engourdie par le froid, le choc ou l'émotion ; également au sens figuré, qui est comme paralysé ou insensible.

An archaic adjective meaning made numb or deprived of physical sensation, often used in literary contexts.

1. Lacking physical sensationC1formal

   Having lost the ability to feel physical sensations, often due to cold, injury, or anesthesia.

   engourdi

   • His fingers were benumbed by the freezing wind.
   • After sitting for hours, her legs felt completely benumbed.
   • The dentist's injection left his entire mouth benumbed.

   Synonymesdeadenedinsensateinsensiblenumbsenselessunfeeling

   Antonymesfeelingsensitive

2. Emotionally or mentally dulledC1formal

   Having lost the capacity for feeling or interest, often due to shock, trauma, or overexposure.

   engourdi (émotionnellement)

   • He was benumbed by the tragic news and could not speak.
   • Years of repetitive work had benumbed her enthusiasm.
   • The constant stream of bad news left the public benumbed and indifferent.

   Synonymesapatheticdazeddeadenedindifferentinsensatenumbstunnedstupefied

   Antonymesalertanimatedenthusiasticexcitedfeelingkeenpassionateresponsivesensitivetouched

• Verbe signifiant rendre engourdi, priver de sensibilité ou de sensation, ou plonger dans un état de stupeur ou de torpeur.

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to make numb, to deprive of sensation or feeling, or to stupefy.

1. Make numb or insensitiveC2formal

   To cause a loss of physical sensation or emotional responsiveness.

   Engourdir, insensibiliser

   • The extreme cold benumbed his fingers.
   • The tragic news benumbed her senses.
   • Long exposure to the noise benumbed his hearing.

   Synonymesanesthetizedeadendesensitizedullimmobilizenumbparalyzestupefy

   Antonymesawakenquickenrevivesensitizestimulate