1 adjective causing physical numbnessmaolaitheach adj1 c m uthe cream had a numbing effect on my handmhaolaigh an t-uachtar an mothú i mo lámh, bhain an t-ungadh an mothú as mo lámhwe went inside to escape the numbing coldchuamar isteach chun géire an fhuachta a sheachaint, chuamar isteach leis an bhfuacht feanntach a sheachaint2 adjective causing emotional numbnessI've never before felt such numbing boredomníor mhothaigh mé leadrán mar seo riamhI felt a numbing fearbhí mé sioctha leis an eagla
