What is another word for numb ?

Desensitized or numb to any feeling, sensation or emotion

immobilised^UK

immobilized^US

deprived of sensation

woolly^UK

wooly^US

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“I still felt numb, as if nothing that was happening was real.”

Adjective

Cold and not feeling or showing any emotion

cool, calm and collected

rolling with the punches

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“Persons who become numb to the suffering of others are perilously close to descending into brutality.”

Adjective

Cold and not feeling or showing any emotion

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

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“She had not uttered another word but sat with a numb expression on her face.”

Adjective

(of the air or wind) Extremely cold

Adjective

Not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment

lacking physical sensation

as dead as a doornail

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Adjective

Not in full control of one's faculties

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

woolly^UK

wooly^US

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Adjective

Sluggish or dull

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

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Adjective

Suffering from fear

Adjective

At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

as if turned to stone

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Adjective

not knowing the first thing about

Having no knowledge of a situation or fact

not having the faintest about

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Verb

To decrease in feeling or strength

desensitise^UK

desensitize^US

freeze

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

become rooted to the spot

anesthetize^US

cauterise^UK

cauterize^US

tranquilize^US

become horror-stricken

render motionless

cloud

throw cold water on

appall^US

bring to grinding halt

appal^UK

fulfil^UK

fulfill^US

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“The effect of the brew was to stupefy the convict to the point of pseudo-coma and to numb his physical sensations.”

Verb

To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible

Verb

Make or become more severe and less sympathetic

brutalise^UK

brutalize^US

desensitise^UK

desensitize^US

anesthetize^US

acclimatise^UK

acclimatize^US

roughen

stabilise^UK

stabilize^US

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

familiarize^US

naturalize^US

galvanize^US

familiarise^UK

naturalise^UK

galvanise^UK

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

Verb

Astonish and shock

hit like a ton of bricks

overcome

take someone's breath away

appal^UK

knock the stuffing out of

scandalize^US

traumatize^US

appall^US

antagonize^US

traumatise^UK

antagonise^UK

scandalise^UK

give offence to

give a turn

knock out

take the wind out of your sails

gross out

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

set someone back on their heels

throw a curve

completely surprise

give someone a turn

hit like ton of bricks

put the wind up someone

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

make someone's hair stand on end

knock for a loop

galvanize^US

stir up

galvanise^UK

throw a curveball

stop someone in their tracks

make someone eat humble pie

get one's comeuppance

put out of countenance

make someone feel nauseous

make your gorge rise

make someone want to throw up

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

fill with consternation

put someone's nose out of joint

fire up

cause offense to

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Verb

To stun or daze with fear

appal^UK

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

appall^US

scare someone out of their wits

frighten the life out of

put the fear of God into

put the wind up

scare the living daylights out of

scare the pants off

scare the bejesus out of

throw into a blue funk

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

make your hair stand on end

bulldoze

agitate

give someone goose pimples

faze

floor

hector

frighten the living daylights out of

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make your blood run cold

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

distress

fluster

send into a cold sweat

demoralize^US

make someone jump out of their skin

make someone shake in their shoes

tyrannize^US

demoralise^UK

scandalize^US

tyrannise^UK

make one's flesh creep

anesthetize^US

scandalise^UK

make one's blood run cold

frighten out of your wits

put the wind up someone

hit like a ton of bricks

muddle

take someone's breath away

scare the pants off of

make your flesh creep

harrow

chill someone to the marrow

give a turn

make someone's hair stand on end

offend

nauseate

scare someone half to death

make one's teeth chatter

scare the living daylights out of someone

make someone jump out of his skin

take the wind out of your sails

strike with awe

render speechless

take one's breath away

electrify

stop someone in their tracks

victimize^US

make someone's blood run cold

make afraid

make someone's hair stand on end

make fearful

chill someone's blood

make someone's hair curl

give someone a fright

make nervous

coerce

badger

knock the stuffing out of

victimise^UK

put the frighteners on

pick on

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

desensitize^US

scare the daylights out of

make one's hair stand on end

bring to grinding halt

cauterize^US

desensitise^UK

cauterise^UK

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