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desensitization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English sensitive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sensitize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sensitization English desensitization From de- + sensitization.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of desensitizing, of reducing or eliminating sensitivity.
   • Furthermore, the desensitization steps should be incremental so that the animal experiences little or no fear response during the sessions. 2015, Ilona Rodan, Sarah Heath, editors, Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 43:

Forms

Deriveds

cross-desensitization · eye movement desensitization and reprocessing · heterologous desensitization

Translations (9)

sv avtrubbning (the act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation) · es insensibilización (the act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation) · ru поте́ря чувствительности (the act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation) · ca insensibilització (the act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation) · ru десенсибилизация (the act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation) · el απευαισθητοποίηση (the act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation) · ru сниже́ние чувствительности (the act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation) · de Desensibilisierung (the act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation) · gl insensibilización (the act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation)