HyperDic: desensitizing

English > 1 sense of the word *desensitizing*:
ADJECTIVE	all	desensitizing, desensitising	making less susceptible or sensitive / sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli

desensitizing > pronunciation
Sounds	dihseh'nsahtay.zihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *desensitizing*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	making less susceptible or sensitive / sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli.
Synonym	desensitising
Attribute of	sensitivity, predisposition	susceptibility to a pathogen
Narrower	numbing	Causing numbness or insensitivity
Opposite	sensitizing, sensitising	making susceptible or sensitive / sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
Spanish	insensibilizador