numbness

English

Alternative forms

• numbnesse (obsolete)

Etymology

From numb +‎ -ness.

Noun

numbness (countable and uncountable, plural numbnesses)

1. Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
2. Inability or reduced ability to experience emotion.

Synonyms

• (medical): hypoesthesia

Translations

absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation

• Bulgarian: изтръпване n (iztrǎpvane)
• Czech: znecitlivění n
• Dutch: gevoelloosheid (nl)
• Finnish: tunnottomuus (fi); turtumus; kohme (due to cold)
• French: engourdissement (fr) m
• German: Benommenheit (de) f
• Greek: μούδιασμα (el) n (moúdiasma)

  Ancient: νάρκη f (nárkē), μάλκη f (málkē)

• Hungarian: zsibbadás (hu), zsibbadtság (hu)
• Hunsrik: Daabheet f, Daabheit f
• Irish: eanglach m (especially when caused by cold)
• Latin: torpor m
• Latvian: stingums m, stīvums m, nejutīgums m
• Macedonian: отрпнатост f (otrpnatost)
• Malayalam: മരവിപ്പ് (ml) (maravippŭ)
• Polish: odrętwienie n
• Spanish: entumecimiento (es) m
• Tagalog: pagkamanhid, manhid
• Telugu: తిమ్మిరి (te) (timmiri)
• Udi: заморой (zamoroj), замару (zamaru)

reduced ability to experience emotion

• Bulgarian: вцепеняване n (vcepenjavane)
• Finnish: tunteettomuus (fi) (inability); turtumus, turtuneisuus (reduced ability)
• Galician: mormeira f