numbness
- a word derived from numb.
Example Sentences
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Numbness to this kind of horror is one of the main ways through which evil is normalized.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2019
Numbness or indifference to real atrocity may, from the outside, seem callous.
From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2018
Numbness is something thrust upon us, a physical or emotional reaction to external shocks, a natural bodily response.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2018
Numbness is moving up his legs and he is struck by the thinning of his wrists and ankles.
From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2015
Numbness was beginning to creep up his arms and legs, and he was being dragged away from the corner of the house.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
