numbness

numbness
noun, no pl.
(caused by cold) Gefühllosigkeit, die; Taubheit, die; (caused by anaesthetic, sleeping pill) Betäubung, die; (fig.): (stupor) Benommenheit, die
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noun die Taubheit
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numb·ness
[ˈnʌmnəs]
n no pl
1. of limbs Taubheit f
2. (torpor) Benommenheit f; (because of shock, grief) Starre f
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['nʌmnɪs]
n
(of limbs etc) Taubheit f, Starre f; (fig of mind, senses) Benommenheit f, Betäubung f
* * *
numbness s
1. Erstarrung f, Starrheit f, Taubheit f
2. fig Betäubung f
* * *
noun, no pl.
(caused by cold) Gefühllosigkeit, die; Taubheit, die; (caused by anaesthetic, sleeping pill) Betäubung, die; (fig.): (stupor) Benommenheit, die
* * *
n.
Benommenheit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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