Desensitizing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  desensitizing \desensitizing\ adj.
     making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or
     emotional stimuli. Opposite of {sensitizing}. [Narrower
     terms: {numbing}]
     [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  desensitizing
       adj : making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or
             emotional stimuli [syn: {desensitising}] [ant: {sensitizing}]