benumbment

== English == === Etymology === From benumb +‎ -ment. === Noun === benumbment (usually uncountable, plural benumbments) The act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor. Synonyms: numbness, numb === References === “benumbment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.