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   desensitized

   /diːˈsɛnsɪtʌɪzd/

   adjective

   • 1. having been made less sensitive: "desensitized taste buds"
   • ▪ having been made less likely to feel shock or distress at scenes of cruelty or suffering by overexposure to such images: "people who view such movies become desensitized to violence"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESENSITIZED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Desensitized is the past tense and past participle of desensitize, which means to make someone less sensitive to something. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and other sources.

   • English (US)

     DESENSITIZED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of...

   • Znaczenie Desensitized, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DESENSITIZED definicja: 1. past simple and past participle...

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   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     DESENSITIZED 의미, 정의, DESENSITIZED의 정의: 1. past simple and...

   • English

     to cause someone to experience something, usually an emotion...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › desensitizeDesensitize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Desensitize means to make someone or something less sensitive or responsive to a stimulus, especially an emotional one. Learn the word history, examples, and medical usage of desensitize from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESENSITIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Desensitize means to cause someone to experience something less strongly than before. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and Wikipedia.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDESENSITIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Desensitize means to cause someone to experience something, usually an emotion or a pain, less strongly than before. See how to use this word in sentences from various sources and learn its pronunciation and translations.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › desensitizeDesensitize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To desensitize is to make less sensitive, or less easily upset. Some people say that watching scary movies desensitizes kids to violence. A shot of novocaine desensitizes you to the pain of having a cavity drilled by your dentist, and lots of spicy food can desensitize you to more subtle flavors.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › desensitizeDESENSITIZE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   verb (used with object) , de·sen·si·tized, de·sen·si·tiz·ing. to lessen the sensitiveness of. to make indifferent, unaware, or the like, in feeling. Photography. to make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion on a film.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESENSITIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. to render insensitive or less sensitive. the patient was desensitized to the allergen. to desensitize photographic film. 2. psychology. to decrease the abnormal fear in (a person) of a situation or object, by exposing him or her to it either in reality or in his or her imagination. Collins English Dictionary.