desensitizing

• Beschreibt etwas, das jemanden weniger empfindlich oder empfänglich für einen Reiz macht; wird oft im medizinischen oder psychologischen Kontext verwendet.

Describes something that makes someone less sensitive or responsive to a stimulus, often used in medical or psychological contexts.

1. Reducing sensitivityC1formal

   Causing a decrease in sensitivity or responsiveness to physical or emotional stimuli.

   die Sensibilität herabsetzend

   • The repeated exposure to violence in media can be desensitizing.
   • Desensitizing creams are used to reduce pain during medical procedures.
   • The therapist warned that the constant stress might have a desensitizing effect on her emotions.

   Synonymedeadeningnumbing

   Antonymesensitizing

• Verb, das den Prozess bezeichnet, die Empfindlichkeit oder Reaktion auf etwas zu verringern, oft durch wiederholte Einwirkung.

A verb used to indicate the process of making someone less sensitive or responsive to something, often through repeated exposure.

1. Reduce sensitivityB2formal

   To make someone or something less sensitive or responsive to a stimulus, often through repeated exposure.

   Empfindlichkeit verringern

   • The therapy aims to desensitize patients to their phobias.
   • Repeated exposure to violence can desensitize people to its effects.
   • The medication is used to desensitize the skin to allergens.

   Synonymeaccustomanesthetizebenumbbluntdeadendullhardeninurenumbstupefy

   Antonymesensitize

2. Make less responsiveB2formal

   To cause a person or organism to become less reactive or emotionally affected by something.

   Weniger empfänglich machen

   • Constant exposure to loud noise can desensitize your hearing.
   • The training is designed to desensitize soldiers to stressful situations.
   • Over time, he became desensitized to the constant criticism.

   Synonymeanesthetizebluntdeadendullhardeninurenumb

   Antonymesensitisesensitize