Australian English Meaning of benumb

Numb

Other Australian English words related to Numb

synonyms

• blunt
• cauterize
• damp
• dampen
• deaden
• diminish
• dull
• numb
• reduce
• subdue
• subside
• weaken
• alleviate
• Decrease
• ease
• tone down
• abate
• weaken
• dwindle
• weaken
• less
• ease up (on)
• lighten
• Lower
• moderate
• muffle
• mute
• recede
• taper off
• wane

antonyms

• amplify
• augment
• consolidate
• deepen
• improve
• heighten
• Intensify
• sharpen
• stimulate
• strengthen
• arouse
• boost
• magnify
• step up
• sharpen
• animate
• Beef (up)
• redouble

Definitions and Meaning of benumb in English

Wordnet

benumb (v)

make numb or insensitive

Webster

benumb (a.)

To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold.

FAQs About the word benumb

What is the Australian English meaning of the word benumb

Numb

What is the English meaning of the word Numb

make numb or insensitiveTo make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold.

What are the synonyms of the word Numb

blunt,cauterize,damp,dampen,deaden,diminish,dull,numb,reduce,subdue

What are the antonyms of the word Numb

amplify,augment,consolidate,deepen,improve,heighten,Intensify,sharpen,stimulate,strengthen