Desensitizes

/diːˈsɛnsɪtaɪzɪz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of desensitize; makes someone less sensitive or responsive to something.

Etymology

From de- (remove) + sensitize (make sensitive) + -izes (third person singular present). Standard present tense conjugation.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'repeated violence desensitizes viewers' appears constantly in media criticism and psychology papers, showing how this word has become central to how we talk about culture's effects on emotions.

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