- past participle of desensitize.
- past tense form of desensitize.
desensitized
Example Sentences
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Wehniainen speculated that a difficult job market may have left candidates desensitized to interview rituals and discouraged about their chances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He explains how he believes Alcaraz’s tragic death likely came to be and how officers have become desensitized to issues afflicting America’s prisons.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
But Wall Street has become desensitized to the actual or attempted regulation of tech platforms, which have only continued to grow.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
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
“You need to get desensitized to the hugging,” Aaron said.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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