taub — meaning in English

English meaning

• deaf adj Unable, or only partly able, to hear.
• numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.

Senses

taub is used for these senses in English:

• deaf Unable (or partially able) to hear.
• numb Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.

deaf — full definition

1. adj Unable, or only partly able, to hear.
2. adj Refusing to listen to something; unwilling to be persuaded.

numb — full definition

1. adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
2. adj Unable to feel or respond emotionally, often after shock or grief.
3. verb To make (something) unable to feel physical sensation, or to dull an emotion.

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