1. made less sensitive or responsive to something through repeated exposure
2. having reduced physical sensitivity, especially to pain or touch
Usage: medical

Examples

• After years of violent movies, he became desensitized to on-screen violence.
• The dentist applied gel to keep the area desensitized during the procedure.
• Children can become desensitized to advertising if exposed to it constantly.
• Her skin was desensitized from the medication.
• The public has become desensitized to political scandals.
• The therapy helped desensitized patients regain feeling in their hands.