numbness
Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulationAbsent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
» I have some numbness in my left hand.
Meine linke Hand ist etwas taub. — driini
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
Benommenheit
(countable, uncountable)Inability or reduced ability to experience emotion.
- partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
- the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
Examples
4 sentencesI have some numbness in my left hand.
deMeine linke Hand ist etwas taub. — driini
Don't eat till the numbness wears off.
deErst etwas essen, wenn das Taubheitsgefühl nachläßt! — Waldelfe
Sudden numbness, physical weakness, difficulty speaking and comprehending and loss of balance are all common symptoms of stroke.
I'm walking about like I'm hypnotized, with a numbness still in my limbs, struggling to speak.
Translations
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Forms
plural: numbnessesSynonyms
4 synonyms- the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally:apathyindifferencespiritlessness
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.