- past tense form of desensitize.
- past participle of desensitize.
desensitized
Example Sentences
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I hear this narrative a lot, like, people are so plugged into social media and desensitized to violence that we just don’t care about anyone else anymore.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
When I asked Jemima why she felt she was able to consume all this graphic content, she recognized that at this time in her life she was deeply desensitized.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
Reactions to other recent reports have been muted as well, with investors seemingly desensitized to Nvidia’s big numbers.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
“You almost get desensitized to it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
I’ve been desensitized to the horrors of group therapy.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
