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desensitise

(also

desensitize

) 1 verb reduce sensitivity TRANSITIVEdí-íograighit desensitises the patient to pain laghdaíonn sé íogaireacht an othair i leith na péine, cuidíonn sé leis an othar éirí cleachta leis an bpian 2 verb pejorative reduce moral shock TRANSITIVEdí-íograighdoes it desensitise people to violence? an mbíonn glacadh níos mó ag daoine le foréigean dá bharr

desensitised

 (also desensitized) adjective pejorative we've become desensitised ní chuireann aon rud isteach orainn níos móhe's desensitised to war tá sé chomh cleachta sin ar an gcogaíocht nach gcuireann sí as dó

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