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benumb
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
benumb
(verb)
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benumb
/bɪ
ˈ
nʌm/
verb
benumbs
;
benumbed
;
benumbing
benumb
/bɪ
ˈ
nʌm/
verb
benumbs
;
benumbed
;
benumbing
Learner's definition of BENUMB
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to make (someone) numb or unable to have emotions
—
usually used as
benumbed
After years of war, they had become
benumbed
[=
numb
] to violence. [=violence no longer caused them to feel strong emotions]
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