"benumbed" in the verb sense
1. numb, benumb, blunt, dull
make numb or insensitive
"The shock numbed her senses"
"benumbed" in the adjective sense
1. asleep, benumbed, numb
lacking sensation
"my foot is asleep"
"numb with cold"
2. dulled, benumbed
having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
"the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"
"the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"
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