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desensitised

UK
/diːˈsɛn.sɪ.taɪzd/
US
/diˈsɛn.sɪ.taɪzd/

Translations

desensitisedadjective
more desensitised
Comp.
most desensitised
Super.
UK
/dɪˈsɛn.sɪ.taɪzd/
US
/dɪˈsɛn.sɪ.taɪzd/
The constant noise made him desensitised to any disturbances.
Постоянный шум сделал его нечувствительным к любым помехам.
After years of exposure to violence, he became desensitised to it.
После многих лет воздействия насилия он стал десенсибилизированным к нему.
Synonyms
numbed
unfeeling
insensitive
emotionless
apathetic
Antonyms
sensitive
desensitiseverb

desensitised

Past Simple

desensitised
Past Simple
desensitised
Past Participle
desensitising
Gerund
UK
/diːˈsɛn.sɪ.taɪz/
US
/diˈsɛn.sɪ.taɪz/
The therapy aims to desensitise patients to their allergies.
Терапия направлена на то, чтобы десенсибилизировать пациентов к их аллергиям.
Additional translations
снижать чувствительность
Synonyms
dull
deaden
blunt
insensitize
numb
Antonyms
sensitise

Definitions

desensitisedadjective
Having been made less sensitive or responsive to something, especially through repeated exposure.
After years of working in the emergency room, she became desensitised to the sight of blood.
desensitiseverb
To make someone less likely to feel shock or distress at scenes of cruelty, violence, or suffering by overexposure to such images.
The constant news coverage of violence can desensitise viewers to the severity of the events.
To make someone less sensitive to a particular substance or stimulus, often through repeated exposure.
The allergy treatment aims to desensitise patients to pollen.
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