benumbed C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /bɪˈnʌmd/ UK /bɪˈnʌmd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj deprived of feeling or sensation; numbed His fingers were benumbed by the bitter wind. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · deprived of feeling or... numbeddeadeneddesensitizedparalyzedstupefiedinsensible ↔ Opposites sensitivealertrevived Word family Related forms benumbnumb Etymology AI details Past participle of benumb, from Middle English benomen, from Old English beniman ('to deprive'), later linked to numb. beniman Old English niman Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # benumbed **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /bɪˈnʌmd/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈnʌmd/ ## Meanings 1. deprived of feeling or sensation; numbed ## Examples - His fingers were benumbed by the bitter wind. ## Synonyms - numbed - deadened - desensitized - paralyzed - stupefied - insensible ## Antonyms - sensitive - alert - revived ## Related Forms - benumb - numb ## Roots and Affixes - Root: beniman - Root: niman ## Etymology Past participle of benumb, from Middle English benomen, from Old English beniman ('to deprive'), later linked to numb. ## AI Etymology Benumbed is the past participle of benumb, from Middle English benomen, from Old English beniman ('to deprive'), later linked to numb. The historical trail runs through beniman in Old English and niman in Old English. Used as an adjective, benumbed now means "deprived of feeling or sensation; numbed", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as benumb and numb. The word is therefore part of the inherited Germanic layer of English, even where later usage has narrowed, broadened, or specialized the sense. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown