emotionally numb
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- 1 emotionally numb、apathetic、desensitized
Describes becoming emotionally numb or indifferent after repeated exposure to something unpleasant or disturbing.
emotionally numb、apathetic、desensitized
Describes a state of no longer reacting emotionally because something has been experienced too often.
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ชินชากับความเจ็บปวด chinchaa kàp khwaam cèp pùat become numb to pain ชินชากับความเจ็บปวด details
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เขาชินชากับคำวิจารณ์แล้ว khǎw chinchaa kàp kham wícaan lɛ́ɛw He has become numb to criticism. เขาชินชากับคำวิจารณ์แล้ว details
Learning notes
Explanation
ชินชา combines ชิน (“to become accustomed”) with ชา (“numb” or “lacking sensation”). It suggests more than ordinary familiarity: repeated exposure has reduced a person’s emotional response. It is commonly used with pain, criticism, violence, distressing news, and other things that would normally provoke a reaction, so it usually has a negative tone. A common pattern is ชินชากับ + noun, meaning “to be or become numb to something.”
Usage
It is used when someone no longer reacts to repeated pain, criticism, hardship, or other unpleasant experiences. It also appears in news and commentary about people becoming desensitized to violence or social problems.
Caution
Use ชิน for simply becoming accustomed to a job, place, or routine. For physical numbness in a body part, use ชา; ชินชา mainly refers to emotional or psychological numbness.
Differences from similar words
1 emotionally numb synonyms
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ชิน simply means “accustomed to” and can be neutral or positive. ชินชา implies that repeated exposure has made someone emotionally numb or indifferent.