desensitised
No longer affected
Desensitised is the British spelling of desensitized.
To be desensitised is to have reduced sensitivity—physically, emotionally, or morally.
Repeated exposure to violence can desensitise viewers, making them less shocked or disturbed by it: After years in emergency medicine, she'd become desensitised to trauma.
In medicine, desensitisation treats allergies by gradually exposing patients to allergens until the immune response diminishes.
Deprived of sensation
- dulledMade less sharp
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- conditionedTaught automatic responses
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
inured · acclimatized · adapted · adjusted · familiarized · acclimated · calloused · toughened
Without compassion or emotion
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- coldLow temperature state
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
emotionless · impassive · unmoved · dispassionate · aloof · callous · stoic · numb
Withstanding external forces
- immuneProtected from harm
- unaffectedNot changed or influenced
- unreactiveNot prone to reactions
- tolerantAccepting of differences
Made numb for surgery
- numbedDeprived of sensation
- sedatedCalmed by medication
- deadenedMade less intense
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
analgesic · local · topical · pain-free · unresponsive · injection · lidocaine · novocaine
Thoroughly soaked through
- bombardedAttacked with heavy fire
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
jaded · fatigued · glutted · overstimulated · doomscrolled
numbed
Deprived of sensation
- dulledMade less sharp
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- conditionedTaught automatic responses
hardened · inured · acclimatized · adapted · adjusted · familiarized · acclimated · calloused · toughened · seasoned
unfeeling
Without compassion or emotion
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- coldLow temperature state
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
apathetic · emotionless · impassive · unmoved · dispassionate · aloof · callous · stoic · numb · deadened
resistant
Withstanding external forces
- immuneProtected from harm
- unaffectedNot changed or influenced
- unreactiveNot prone to reactions
tolerant · unresponsive · acclimatized · adapted · built-up
anaesthetized
Made numb for surgery
blocked · analgesic · local · topical · pain-free · unresponsive · injection · lidocaine · novocaine · epidural
saturated
Thoroughly soaked through
- bombardedAttacked with heavy fire
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
overloaded · jaded · fatigued · glutted · overstimulated · doomscrolled
desensitisedsensitive
Easily affected emotionally
sensitised · responsive · empathetic · hypersensitive · compassionate