desensitisation

Definition of Desensitisation in English :

1. desensitisation, desensitization

the process of reducing sensitivity

Example Sentences:
'the patient was desensitized to the allergen'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Desensitisation

verb (transitive)

1.

to render insensitive or less sensitive

the patient was desensitized to the allergen

to desensitize photographic film

2. psychology

to decrease the abnormal fear in (a person) of a situation or object, by exposing him or her to it either in reality or in his imagination

verb transitiveWord forms: deˈsensiˌtized or deˈsensiˌtizing

1.

to take away the sensitivity of; make less sensitive

2.

to make (a photographic plate or film) less sensitive to light

3. Medicine

to make (a person, animal, or tissue) nonreactive or nonallergic to a substance by removing the antibodies from sensitized cells