numb

intorpidito, insensibile

Che non sente il contatto, il dolore o la temperatura in una parte del corpo.

In inglese semplice: Unable to feel touch, pain, or temperature in a part of your body.

• My fingers are numb.
• His leg went numb after he sat on it.
• Is your mouth still numb from the dentist's injection?

Come si usa: numb with something (My feet were numb with cold.); go numb (Her hand went numb after the injection.)

Sinonimi: insensitive, without feeling

Espressioni comuni: numb fingers, go numb, numb with cold

insensibile, stordito

Incapace di provare emozioni o reagire normalmente, spesso dopo un’esperienza terribile.

In inglese semplice: Unable to feel emotions or react normally, often because of a terrible experience.

• I felt numb after the news.
• She was numb with shock when the police arrived.
• Months of worry had left him emotionally numb.

Come si usa: numb with something (They stood numb with grief after hearing the news.)

Sinonimi: unfeeling, stunned

Espressioni comuni: feel numb, numb with shock, emotionally numb

intorpidire, anestetizzare

Far perdere sensibilità a una parte del corpo o rendere qualcuno incapace di reagire emotivamente.

In inglese semplice: To make a body part unable to feel, or make someone unable to react emotionally.

• The cold numbed my hands.
• The dentist will numb your mouth before starting.
• The terrible news numbed her for several hours.

Sinonimi: deaden, anesthetize

Espressioni comuni: numb the skin, numb someone's mouth, numb someone's fingers

attenuare, lenire

Rendere meno intenso un dolore o un sentimento forte.

In inglese semplice: To make pain or a strong feeling less powerful.

• The medicine numbed the pain.
• He drank to numb his grief.
• Keeping busy helped numb her feelings of loneliness.

Sinonimi: dull, deaden, blunt

Contrari: intensify, heighten

Espressioni comuni: numb the pain, numb someone's grief, numb a feeling