Empty
Numb
Numb adjective - Not expressing any emotion.
Usage example: apparently in shock, he answered the police officer's questions with a numb expression on his face
Both words in one sentence
- If she'd ever feel anything but numb and empty again.
Source: Comic Book / Doctor Who (Titan) - In Mockingjay, Katniss describes morphling as making her feel numb and empty.
Source: Artistic License Pharmacology - This is a Tali who is full of quiet anger, hardened, bitter, and numb to the world, an empty shell whose one source of happiness was snuffed out two years ago.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Mass Effect
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