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desensitised

de·sen·si·tize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-sen-si-tahyz]
    • /diˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-sen-si-tahyz]
    • /diˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz/

Definitions of desensitised word

  • verb with object desensitised to lessen the sensitiveness of. 1
  • verb with object desensitised to make indifferent, unaware, or the like, in feeling. 1
  • verb with object desensitised Photography. to make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion on a film. 1
  • verb with object desensitised Printing. to treat (the design on a lithographic plate) with an etch in order to increase the capacity to retain moisture, and to remove traces of grease. 1
  • verb with object desensitised Chemistry. to reduce the sensitivity of (an explosive) to those stimuli capable of detonating it. 1
  • noun desensitised Simple past tense and past participle of desensitise. 1
See all 6 definitions of desensitised

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Origin of desensitised

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; de- + sensitize

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Parts of speech for Desensitised

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Desensitised

desensitised popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

desensitised usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for desensitised

adjective desensitised

  • deadened — Simple past tense and past participle of deaden.
  • unfeeling — not feeling; devoid of feeling; insensible or insensate.
  • insensitive — deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive person.
  • insensible — incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.
  • numb — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
All 8 Synonyms of desensitised

Antonyms for desensitised

adjective desensitised

  • sensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
Just one Antonym for desensitised

Top questions with desensitised

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