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noun
The act or process of desensitising, of dulling or reducing sensation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the process of reducing sensitivity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: desensitization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decrease, decrement
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English sensitise English desensitise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English desensitisation From desensitise + -ation.
