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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEngourdissement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ãɡuʁdis.mɑ̃
"Après avoir été assis trop longtemps, j'ai ressenti un engourdissement dans mes jambes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being numb; a loss of sensation or feeling in a part of the body.
"After sitting in the same position for too long, I experienced numbness in my legs." - 2
A feeling of emotional detachment or lack of responsiveness.
"The news left her in a state of numbness, unable to process her emotions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'num' (past participle of niman, meaning 'to take' or 'seized'), which evolved to mean deprived of physical sensation as if grasped or paralyzed. Over centuries, the suffix '-ness' was added to form the abstract noun, expanding from physical loss of feeling to include emotional detachment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Numbness" is said worldwide
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Engourdissement
Transliteration: ãɡuʁdis.mɑ̃
"Après avoir été assis trop longtemps, j'ai ressenti un engourdissement dans mes jambes."
Taubheit
Transliteration: taʊ̯bhaɪt
"Nach dem Sitzen in derselben Position hatte ich Taubheit in meinen Beinen."
Intorpidimento
Transliteration: intorpidimento
"Dopo essere rimasto seduto a lungo, ho provato intorpidimento alle gambe."
Entumecimiento
Transliteration: entumeθiˈmiento
"Después de estar sentado mucho tiempo, sentí entumecimiento en las piernas."
Dormência
Transliteration: doɾˈmẽsiɐ
"Depois de ficar sentado por muito tempo, senti dormência nas pernas."
सुन्नता
Transliteration: sunnatā
"एक ही स्थिति में लंबे समय तक बैठने के बाद, मुझे पैरों में सुन्नता महसूस हुई।"
麻木
Transliteration: mámù
"坐太久后，我感到腿部麻木。"
무감각
Transliteration: mugamgak
"같은 자세로 너무 오래 앉아 있으면 다리에 무감각을 느낍니다."
無感覚
Transliteration: mukankaku
"同じ姿勢で長時間座っていると、脚に無感覚を感じます。"
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