Desensitised

We have become rather desensitised watching TV and we expect a lot,” said Andrew.

As a result, sexual harassment remains normalised, and we remain desensitised to it,” O’Gorman says.

So much so that we have become almost desensitised to the violence depicted in this type of image.

The years spent moving and re-adjusting to changing surrounds in rented accommodation in no way desensitised them to what it might feel like to finally open their own front door to the world.

Chigumbu, a chartered accountant by profession, said her son has to be fully desensitised for him to be fully compatible with the donor, as they are not relatives.

They also have to be desensitised to the unique behavioural characteristics of children with autism.

They could be certain city level data, which can be desensitised for instance,” he said, adding that such data can be easily anonymised in order to create ML applications based upon it.

He says he used to masturbate very regularly and believes he has become desensitised.

Another weakness is sensory fatigue : the palate is quickly desensitised to capsaicins after tasting a few samples within a short time period.

Military compositions The United Kingdom's intention in World War II was to use "desensitised" RDX.

Repeated exposure to ammonia lowers the sensitivity to the smell of the gas: normally the odour is detectable at concentrations of less than 50 ppm, but desensitised individuals may not detect it even at concentrations of 100 ppm.