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(of a part of the body) unable to feel anything. If you are numb with a strong emotion, you are not able to handle anything else or to think clearly.
I was lying in a weird position, and my leg went numb.
When she first heard the news, she was numb with disbelief.
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.

Tags: 3.29, vipassana

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