desensitize

Example Sentences

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Anyeji says that the sender might be desensitized or numb to the disturbing content, which is also a sign of the sender’s traumatic distress, which they may unknowingly be passing along.

From Los Angeles Times

But Thompson’s life changed forever in 1999 when he filed his first gaming lawsuit, claiming that the perpetrator of the Heath High School shooting was desensitized by a collection of computer games.

From The Verge

But Golon said that standard is outmoded in an era where video games and other re-creations of violence have gradually desensitized viewers.

From Washington Post

"Sweet Tooth" also portrays the unfiltered reality of how the wealthy will do whatever it takes to protect themselves, and are desensitized to the tremendous violence required to maintain their way of living.

From Salon

The reaction built momentum, and culminated in the threats and anger to which I later became desensitized.

From Salon