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DESENSITISING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does desensitising mean?
• DESENSITISING (adjective)
The adjective DESENSITISING has 1 sense:
1. making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
Familiarity information: DESENSITISING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
Synonyms:
desensitising; desensitizing
Similar:
numbing (causing numbness or insensitivity)
Attribute:
predisposition; sensitivity (susceptibility to a pathogen)
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