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Noun: numbness  núm-nus
  1. Partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
     
  2. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
    - apathy, indifference, spiritlessness

Type of: passiveness, passivity, symptom

Encyclopedia: Numbness