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entorpecer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
  • numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
  • obstruct verb To block a path or passage so that things can't get through.
  • stonewall verb To deliberately block progress by refusing to answer questions, give information, or cooperate.
  • stupefy verb To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.

Senses

entorpecer is used for these senses in English:

  • hinder (ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
  • hold up (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
  • numb (transitive) To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.
  • obstruct To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.
  • obstruct To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
  • stonewall (ambitransitive, informal) To refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying information.
  • stupefy (transitive, especially, law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.

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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