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asleep |
without feeling; numb. [1/3 definitions] |
benumb |
to render numb or without physical sensation, esp. by cold. [1/2 definitions] |
catalepsy |
a condition, often associated with epilepsy and schizophrenia, in which the body becomes numb and the limbs rigid, and the victim loses consciousness or fails to respond to external stimuli. |
frozen |
extremely cold, or numb from cold. [1/6 definitions] |
numb |
to cause to become numb, or to become numb. [1/3 definitions] |
petrify |
to make stiff, numb, or lifeless; deaden. [1/4 definitions] |
stroke |
a sudden sickness in the brain caused by the breaking or blocking of a blood vessel. A stroke can cause parts of the body to become numb. It can also cause death. [1/6 definitions] |
unfeeling |
lacking physical feeling; insensate; numb. [1/2 definitions] |
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