desensitized (Meaning)
desensitized
to extinguish an emotional response (as of fear, anxiety, or guilt) to stimuli that formerly induced it, to make (a sensitized or hypersensitive individual) insensitive or nonreactive to a sensitizing agent, to make emotionally insensitive or callous, to decrease a response (as of a cell receptor) progressively following prolonged exposure to a stimulus, to extinguish an emotional response (as of fear, anxiety, or guilt) to stimuli which formerly induced it, to make less sensitive, as
Synonyms & Antonyms of desensitized
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Synonyms:
- malicious
- slash-and-burn
- uncharitable
- affectless
- thick-skinned
- stonyhearted
- brutal
- severe
- stony
- take-no-prisoners
- stoney
- remorseless
- indurate
- unmerciful
- ironhearted
- hateful
- vicious
- compassionless
- hard-hearted
- heartless
- soulless
- oppressive
- unsympathetic
- cruel
- mean
- obdurate
- grim
- stern
- thoughtless
- insensate
- tough
- inhumane
- pachydermatous
- harsh
- case-hardened
- hard-boiled
- cold-blooded
- inhuman
- unfeeling
- abusive
- savage
- unthinking
- unsparing
- pitiless
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Synonyms:
- rancorous
- sledgehammer
- inconsiderate
- barbarous
- austere
- bestial
- ungentle
- disagreeable
- cold
- ironhanded
- unloving
- evil-minded
- boorish
- jackbooted
- heavy-handed
- ill-tempered
- brutish
- virulent
- heedless
- rough-and-tumble
- spiteful
- unfriendly
- drag-out
- rough
- ironfisted
- ill-natured
- surly
- uncaring
- knock-down-and-drag-out
- malevolent
- acrimonious
- hard-bitten
- knock-down
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desensitized Sentence Examples
- Constant exposure to violence has desensitized him, making him indifferent to suffering.
- The horrors he witnessed during the war left him desensitized to the sight of blood.
- The relentless barrage of negative news has desensitized the public to the plight of the oppressed.
- After years of living in a noisy city, he became desensitized to the constant cacophony.
- The doctor's repeated warnings about the dangers of smoking had desensitized him to their impact.
- His traumatic experiences desensitized him to the emotions of others, causing him to appear cold and detached.
- The propaganda they were subjected to desensitized them to the horrors of the regime.
- Exposure to pain killers over time can desensitize the body's response to pain.
- The therapist aimed to desensitize her client to their fear of spiders by gradually increasing their exposure.
- The repetitive nature of his job desensitized him to the importance of attention to detail.
FAQs About the word desensitized
to extinguish an emotional response (as of fear, anxiety, or guilt) to stimuli that formerly induced it, to make (a sensitized or hypersensitive individual) ins
merciless, hard, callous,ruthless, insensitive, malicious, slash-and-burn, uncharitable, affectless, thick-skinned
kind, kindly, gentle, humane, charitable, merciful,sensitive, sympathetic, warm, mild
Constant exposure to violence has desensitized him, making him indifferent to suffering.
The horrors he witnessed during the war left him desensitized to the sight of blood.
The relentless barrage of negative news has desensitized the public to the plight of the oppressed.
After years of living in a noisy city, he became desensitized to the constant cacophony.
