numb

/ˈnəm/

Middle English nomme, nomyn "unable to move, paralyzed," literally "taken (by sickness, cold, paralysis, etc.)," from past participle of nimen "to take"

adjective

  1. unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body especially as a result of cold or anesthesia

  2. unable to think, feel, or react normally because of something that shocks or upsets you : indifferent

It was so cold that my fingers went numb.

verb

  1. to make (someone or something) numb: such as

  2. to cause (a part of the body) to lose sensation

  3. to impair in force or sensation : deaden

hands numbed by the cold

abbreviation

  1. Numbers