Numb
WordNet
adjective
(1) So frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror
"Petrified with fear"
"She was petrified by the eerie sound"
"Too numb with fear to move"
(2) Lacking sensation
"My foot is asleep"
"Numb with cold"
verb
(3) Make numb or insensitive
"The shock numbed her senses"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.
Verb
- To cause to become numb.
- The dentist gave me novacaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.