desensitizing

• Décrit ce qui rend quelqu'un moins sensible ou réceptif à un stimulus, souvent utilisé dans un contexte médical ou psychologique.

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.

   désensibilisant

   • 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.

   Synonymesdeadeningnumbing

   Antonymessensitizing

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le processus de réduction de la sensibilité ou de la réaction à quelque chose, souvent par une exposition répétée. Peut aussi signifier rendre moins réactif ou moins sensible sur le plan émotionnel ou physique.

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.

   Désensibiliser

   • 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.

   Synonymesaccustomanesthetizebenumbbluntdeadendullhardeninurenumbstupefy

   Antonymessensitize

2. Make less responsiveB2formal

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

   Désensibiliser (rendre moins réactif)

   • 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.

   Synonymesanesthetizebluntdeadendullhardeninurenumb

   Antonymessensitisesensitize