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

For instance, Atkins had to be desensitized to sounds such as the screech of the dentist’s drill.

From Washington Post

“I had to take Benadryl before I went to sleep. For the right woman, I’d get allergy shots to desensitize myself.”

From Washington Post