desensitizing

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A form of desensitize — To render (someone) emotionally or sensationally less responsive or irresponsive, as by long or repeated exposure to something.

Similar
desensitisingnumbing
Opposite
sensitizing
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of desensitize

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemaking less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli

Similar
desensitisingnumbing
Opposite
sensitizing
Also see
numbing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

desensitizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desensitizing

MLA

“desensitizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desensitizing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desensitizing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desensitizing.

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