Origin: Germanic
Old English prefix
Benumbed has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of benumb
Adjective
1
lacking sensation
"my foot is asleep"
"numb with cold"
2
having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
"the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"
"the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"
Example Sentences
"my foot is asleep"
adjective
"numb with cold"
adjective
"the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"
adjective
"the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"
adjective