Betäubung
German edit
Etymology edit
From betäuben + -ung, literally “benumbing”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Betäubung f (genitive Betäubung, plural Betäubungen)
- narcosis, anesthesia (local or general anesthesia), any state of numbness or reduced consciousness caused by outside influence
- narcosis, anesthesia, the act of causing such a state
- (rare) narcotic, anesthetic, the substance used to induce such a state
- Synonym: Betäubungsmittel (literally “numbing agent”)
- (figuratively) emotional numbness, a state of apathy or shock
- (rare) physical numbness in general
- Synonym: Taubheit (literally “numbness”)
Declension edit
Declension of Betäubung [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Betäubung | die | Betäubungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Betäubung | der | Betäubungen |
| dative | einer | der | Betäubung | den | Betäubungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Betäubung | die | Betäubungen |