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Adjective desensitised has 2 senses
- desensitized, desensitised - rendered emotionally insensitive; "a desensitized public indifferent to the violence in films"
Antonym: sensitive (indirect, via insensitive)
- desensitized, desensitised - made less sensitive; "desensitized to the allergen"; "desensitized photographic film is less sensitive to light"
Antonym: sensitive (indirect, via insensitive)
Verb desensitise has 2 senses
- desensitize, desensitise - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: sensitize, sensitise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- desensitize, desensitise - make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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