Numb vs Stun - What's the difference?
numb | stun |
Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.
Not able to react, surprised, shocked.
Causing numbness.
* Shakespeare
To cause to become numb.
To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
To shock or surprise.
(snooker, billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball
The condition of being stunned.
(billiard, snooker, pool) The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
In transitive terms the difference between numb and stun
is that numb is to cause to become numb while stun is to shock or surprise.As an adjective numb
is without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.As a noun stun is
the condition of being stunned.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.
Synonyms
* benumbstun
English
Verb
(stunn)- Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.
- In many European countries cattle have to be stunned before slaughtering.
- The celebrity was stunned to find herself confronted with unfounded allegiations on the front page of a newspaper.
- He stood there stunned , looking at the beautiful, breath-taking sunrise.