Numb vs Apathetic - What's the difference?
numb | apathetic |
Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.
Not able to react, surprised, shocked.
Causing numbness.
* Shakespeare
To cause to become numb.
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.
Of, or pertaining to apatheism.
As adjectives the difference between numb and apathetic
is that numb is without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible while apathetic is void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.As a verb numb
is to cause to become numb.numb
English
Adjective
(er)- All thin and naked to the numb cold night.
Antonyms
* sensible, sensitiveDerived terms
* benumb * numbly * numbness * numbnutsVerb
(en verb)- The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.
