Benumbing

Synonyms for "benumbing" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(3 words)
affective bluntinganestheticblunt

Strong matches (11)

Noun(6 words)
cognitive dullingdeadendeadeningdulldullingdullness

Related words (18)

Noun(9 words)
emotional dullinginsensibilityinsensitivitymental bluntingnumbnumbingnumbnessstupefactionstupefy

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More general

12 entries
cognitive effectcognitive impairmentcognitive stateconditionemotional impairmentemotional statenumbingphysiological effectphysiological phenomenonpsychological statestatetissue response

More specific

18 entries
affective numbnessapathycognitive dullingcompassion fatiguediminished attentionemotional bluntingemotional numbnessfrost numbnessinformation overload impactischemic numbnesslocal anestheticmonotony induced distractionnumbing agentnumbnessperipheral neuropathyreduced judgment

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Collocations

12 entries
benumbing anestheticbenumbing coldbenumbing effectbenumbing environmentbenumbing monotonybenumbing of sensesbenumbing sensationbenumbing stimulusbenumbing touchbenumbing windsensory benumbingstate of benumbing

Inflections

5 entries
benumbedbenumbingsbenumbsmore benumbingmost benumbing

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