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# numbness

«numbness» in Mova's school dictionary: **the state of not being able to feel something in a part…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (numbness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Numbness is the state of not being able to feel something in a part of your body, for example after cold or an injection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numbness/#m1)

2) Numbness can also mean feeling no emotions for a while, often after shock or sad news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numbness/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons numbness is a symptom: cold, pressure or a dentist's injection can stop nerves sending messages. In safety, numbness from cold can be a sign of frostbite, and sudden numbness can be a sign to get help quickly. In stories, numbness after bad news shows a character is in shock. Phrases: "numbness in my fingers", "a feeling of numbness", "pins and needles".

### examples

- After the dentist's injection, the numbness in my lip lasted two hours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numbness/#x1)
- I felt numbness in my toes after playing in the snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numbness/#x2)
- Sitting cross-legged too long caused numbness in my leg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numbness/#x3)
- When she heard Grandad had passed away, she felt a strange numbness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numbness/#x4)
- The numbness wore off and then my arm started to tingle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numbness/#x5)
- Doctors ask about numbness to check if nerves are hurt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numbness/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: numb (the b is silent: "num"). So "numbness" is said NUM-ness. Numbness is not the same as pain; often when numbness wears off, you feel "pins and needles". Sudden numbness on one side of the face or body in an adult is an emergency; call for help.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «numbness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numbness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.