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desensitized

de·sen·si·tize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dee-sen-si-tahyz]
    • /diˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz/
    • /ˌdiːˈsen.sɪ.taɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-sen-si-tahyz]
    • /diˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz/

Definitions of desensitized word

  • verb with object desensitized to lessen the sensitiveness of. 1
  • verb with object desensitized to make indifferent, unaware, or the like, in feeling. 1
  • verb with object desensitized Photography. to make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion on a film. 1
  • verb with object desensitized 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 desensitized Chemistry. to reduce the sensitivity of (an explosive) to those stimuli capable of detonating it. 1
  • noun desensitized Simple past tense and past participle of desensitize. 1
See all 6 definitions of desensitized

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Origin of desensitized

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 Desensitized

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

desensitized 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for desensitized

adjective desensitized

  • 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 7 Synonyms of desensitized

Antonyms for desensitized

adjective desensitized

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

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