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Meaning of numb out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To make oneself numb, especially emotionally.
    intransitive
  2. To block or alleviate (pain, etc.) by inducing numbness.
    transitive

Examples

“Because in childhood there is no opportunity to express this pain in a way that helps a survivor heal, s/he learns to numb out by necessity. Of course, different people numb out in different ways. The survivors I interviewed became alcoholics and drug addicts, some ate compulsively, […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

numbed numbed out number number close number closed number closes

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