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Definition of numbness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

numbness

noun
 
/ˈnʌmnəs/
 
/ˈnʌmnəs/
[uncountable]
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  1. a lack of feeling in a part of your body, for example because of cold
    • pain and numbness in my fingers
  2. the fact of being unable to feel, think or react in the normal way
    • He was still in a state of numbness and shock from the accident.
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