numbness
1. partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: numb • Hypernyms: symptom 2. the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally • Syn: apathy, indifference, spiritlessness • Derivationally related forms: spiritless (for: spiritlessness), numb, indifferent (for: indifference), apathetic (for: apathy) • Hypernyms: passivity, passiveness
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