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How to pronounce numbness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms apathy, indifference, spiritlessness
Type of passiveness, passivity
Derivation numb
Type Words
Type of symptom
Derivation numb

Examples of numbness

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A well-known property is numbness, imparted to dishes by the use of peppercorns.
From the theepochtimes.com
Anytime you get numbness and things like that you have to take every precaution.
From the post-gazette.com
Others experience pain, tingling, or numbness in the hands, arms, feet and legs.
From the stltoday.com
The condition brings pain, numbness, weakness and sometimes longterm disability.
From the time.com
The most common symptoms are blurred vision, awkward gait, numbness and fatigue.
From the sciencedaily.com
He had numbness in the fingers of his right hand and could not grasp a baseball.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He figured the numbness had something to do with his work on a computer keyboard.
From the post-gazette.com
Warning signs are gray-yellow skin, skin that feels firm or waxy, and numbness.
From the toledoblade.com
That caused numbness and spasms, which led to sleepless nights and sluggish days.
From the nytimes.com
More examples
  • Partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
  • Apathy: the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
  • (numb) asleep(p): lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"
  • Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
  • (numb) dead(p): (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy"
  • (numb) so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified; "too numb with fear to move"
  • Paresthesia (or), spelled paraesthesia in British English, is a of tingling, pricking, or numbness of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect. ...
  • (Numb (album)) Numb is the second and final studio album by Hammerbox, released in 1993.
  • (Numb (band)) Numb is an electro-industrial band that was based in Vancouver, Canada. It was founded by Don Gordon, David Hall and Sean Stubbs in 1986. Following his Suspended single, Gordon retired the project and moved to Vietnam to live with his wife.