Difference between Benumb and Blunt

What is the difference between Benumb and Blunt?

Benumb as a verb is to make something numb, especially by cold while Blunt as a verb is to dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.

Benumb

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to make something numb, especially by cold to dull the senses, especially by the use of anesthetic

Blunt

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A fencer's foil.A short needle with a strong point.A marijuana cigar.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp.Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.Hard to impress or penetrate.Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive

Example sentence: I'm a blunt person, not mean-spirited. I come from a place of love, but I'm interested in being real.

We hope you now know whether to use Benumb or Blunt in your sentence.

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