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a.

Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind. -- Be·numbed·ness, n.

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adjective

    Lacking responsiveness or alertness: dull, insensible, insensitive, numb, stuporous, torpid, unresponsive, wooden. See awareness/unawareness.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking sensation
  Synonyms: asleep, numb

Meaning #2: having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
  Synonym: dulled

 
 
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