1. (

• numb ,
• benumb ,
• blunt ,
• dull ,

) make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" ;

1. (

• asleep ,
• benumbed ,
• numb

) lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" ;

2. (

• dulled ,
• benumbed

) having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond" ;