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Word: Benumb
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century: from obsolete benome, past participle of benim ‘deprive’, from be- (expressing removal) + Old English niman ‘take’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɪˈnʌm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deprive of physical or emotional feeling
Short Definition:deprive of physical or emotional feeling
Examples:- the flood of images and alerts coming through social networks is benumbing us
- he waits, benumbed by medication, to learn his fate
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