Numb
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cause to become numb.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.
Example sentence: You can only get hurt so much before you get numb.
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: We must recognize our own behavioral errors. To be blunt, you are not likely to become a cognitive Zen master anytime soon. But a little enlightenment could keep you from making some common investing errors.