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

wintery^UK

wintry^US

sexually unresponsive

gray^US

colourless^UK

grey^UK

colorless^US

anaesthetic^UK

anesthetic^US

centred^UK

centered^US

not giving a monkey's

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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

suffering from hypothermia

(of the air or wind) Extremely cold

wintry^US

wintery^UK

chilled to the marrow

suffering from exposure

draughty^UK

drafty^US

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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

At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving

stopped dead in your tracks

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

as if turned to stone

without moving a muscle

stranded

at a stop

as if rooted to the spot

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Adjective

not knowing if you are coming or going

Not in full control of one's faculties

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

woolly^UK

wooly^US

not knowing if one is coming or going

irrational

unsound

with Alzheimer's disease

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Adjective

Sluggish or dull

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

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Adjective

So frightened that one is unable to move

like a cat on a hot tin roof

immobilised^UK

immobilized^US

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

pushing the panic button

in fear and trepidation

demoralized^US

in a state of agitation

excited

neurotic

with one's heart in one's mouth

demoralised^UK

like a cat on hot bricks

shaking in one's shoes

frightened out of one's wits

scared out of one's wits

frightened out of your wits

broken up

scared rigid

in a flat spin

with one's stomach in knots

scared out of your wits

with butterflies in one's stomach

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

having butterflies in the stomach

shot to pieces

in a spin

a basket case

like a fish out of water

having a funny feeling

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

without a will of your own

weak-willed

milk-and-water

afraid of one's shadow

like a lamb to the slaughter

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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

become rooted to the spot

To decrease in feeling or strength

desensitise^UK

desensitize^US

freeze

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

anesthetize^US

cauterise^UK

cauterize^US

tranquilize^US

become horror-stricken

harden someone's heart

appall^US

bring to grinding halt

appal^UK

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

give someone the blues

minimize^US

minimise^UK

take the edge off sth

knock the wind out of

dampen someone's hopes

bring tears to someone's eyes

run down

make gloomy

bear down

harsh someone's mellow

turn one off

make someone's heart bleed

make sad

reduce to tears

bring tears to your eyes

dampen someone's spirits

make your heart bleed

hang over

dash someone's hopes

break someone's spirit

cast a gloom upon

break someone's heart

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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

take someone's breath away

To cause to be amazed or astonished

hit like a ton of bricks

overcome

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

knock the stuffing out of

appal^UK

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

make someone's blood run cold

completely surprise

give someone a turn

hit like ton of bricks

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Verb

scare someone out of their wits

To stun or daze with fear

appal^UK

paralyse^UK

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

appall^US

paralyze^US

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

sicken

tyrannize^US

jolt

chill someone's blood

make jump

make someone's hair stand on end

make someone's blood run cold

make someone's hair curl

give someone a turn

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

give a turn

harrow

chill someone to the marrow

make someone's flesh crawl

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

blow someone's mind

render speechless

take one's breath away

electrify

stop someone in their tracks

victimize^US

give someone a fright

make nervous

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

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

use strong-arm tactics on

put someone off their stroke

mess with someone's head

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

traumatize^US

enthrall^US

enthral^UK

traumatise^UK

put someone off their stride

put out of countenance

blind someone with something

burn up

repulse

put off one's stroke

pull the rug out from under

pull the rug from under

put through the wringer

bring pressure to bear on

put under an obligation

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

dampen someone's hopes

give someone the creeps

fill with consternation

weigh heavily on one's mind

gnaw at

lie heavy on

give someone a hard time

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

make someone want to throw up

be distasteful to

make shudder

make someone's gorge rise

jeopardize^US

cause someone to lose their composure

jeopardise^UK

get on someone's wick

hurt somebody's feelings

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

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