Desensitized

One could say Fury has become desensitized after years of witnessing the worst of humankind, but he is still sympathetic to the greater good.

Over time, your sensitivity to the allergen decreases until your immune system is successfully desensitized to the allergen.

A contemporary issue is the rise of a desensitized, money-hungry generation driven by an insatiable desire for fame, fueled by media consumption culture.

Both my husband and his father are desensitized to her hysteria, but I am not.

Communication by text and zoom have so desensitized us and have allowed actual and figurative walls to get erected, and remain, as social barriers.

Trump desensitized his audience as his improprieties became their own unremarkable norm.

The act desensitized fans to the fact that he was a killer and someone who had no qualms about physically violating Buffy.

As a man, I’ve been desensitized to that feeling for so long that I don’t even remember its visceral force; it’s expected, to the point where it isn’t really thrilling anymore.

As a result of this excessive exposure, consumers are becoming desensitized to the idea of trusting anything a faceless logo on a billboard is telling them.

However, some patients only have breast area desensitized during surgery.

Desensitized for this one… Yes…Isn’t everyone?

Stop talking before I become so desensitized that I no longer care about the plight of my fellow citizens.

We are growing used to headlines about “shithole countries” and “pussy-grabbing”, and becoming desensitized to claims of “pee tapes” and alleged affairs with porn stars.

Afterimages After exposure to strong light in their sensitivity range, photoreceptors of a given type become desensitized.

Colors observed during that period will appear to lack the color component detected by the desensitized photoreceptors.

Early in its history, it was discovered that liquid nitroglycerin can be "desensitized" by cooling it to about convert.

Failing this, it must be assumed that desensitized nitroglycerin is substantially more difficult to detonate, possibly rendering it useless as an explosive for practical application.

In addition, the GPCR may be desensitized itself.

Receptor regulation GPCRs become desensitized when exposed to their ligand for a prolonged period of time.

The film required Hoffman to change his attitude, from being a "desensitized advertising art director" into becoming a "responsive and concerned daddy" after his wife (Streep) walks out on him and their six-year-old son, Billy.