Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
desensitise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
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Examples
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It is a scene of abject desolation that illustrated how glib the assumption was that the occupational hazards of swings in fortune ends up desensitising players.
Football's inside-story tellers change perceptions and expose the soul | Rob Bagchi 2012
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Because what we have done in the home by desensitising him allows him to laugh and walk away.
Controversy Madmother 2009
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If New Labour has been characteristic of anything it is desensitising us to issues such as welfare.
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Who couldn't love watching Sarah Jessica Parker writing her funny little "you know, going on a date with a man is a lot like insert entire contents of episode" column, or Kim Cattrall desensitising everyone to the sight of her naked boobs so much that they may as well be made out of MDF, or either of the other two doing nothing at all ever.
Jennifer Hudson Turns Slaggy For Sex And The City Movie 2007
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If only I had the budget, I would like to demonstrate that bungee jumping has a far greater effect in 'desensitising people to violence', by the criteria presented in this paper.
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AN as an explosive component has one major drawback, it is very hygroscopic, meaning that it will attract and absorb moisture from the air desensitising or destroying the explosive.
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There was the erotic desensitising but also not being able to get close to her because of the shame.
Evening Standard - Home Tom de Castella 2012
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Mr Twentyman said violent entertainment was desensitising children and adding a frightening new level of danger to schoolyard fights.
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Jaar questions the desensitising role of the media and the global politics of representation.
The Guardian World News John Perivolaris 2010
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Jaar questions the desensitising role of the media and the global politics of representation.
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk John Perivolaris 2010
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