Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun numbness

2 senses of numbness

Sense 1
numbness -- (partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction)
       => symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Sense 2
apathy, indifference, numbness, spiritlessness -- (the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally)
       => passivity, passiveness -- (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)