Benumbedness

Benumbedness
Benumbed Be*numbed", a. Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind. -- {Be*numbed"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • benumbedness — noun The state or quality of being benumbed …   Wiktionary

  • benumbedness — n. numbness, inability to feel; frozenness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • benumbedness — benumbedˈness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑benumb …   Useful english dictionary

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  • apathy — Synonyms and related words: Laodiceanism, abeyance, abstraction, abulia, accidia, acedia, alienation, aloofness, anxiety, anxiety equivalent, anxiety state, ataraxia, ataraxy, benumbedness, blah, blahs, boredom, callousness, calmness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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  • blahs — Synonyms and related words: acedia, aloofness, angst, anguish, anxiety, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, benumbedness, blah, blue devils, blues, boredom, cheerlessness, comatoseness, detachment, discomfort, discomposure, discontent, disinterest,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • detachment — Synonyms and related words: Jim Crow, KP, Olympian detachment, abstraction, abulia, accidia, acedia, adjunct, age group, alienation, aloneness, aloofness, anxiety, anxiety equivalent, anxiety state, apartheid, apartness, apathy, army, army group …   Moby Thesaurus

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