desensitize vs daze

desensitize is not a noun while daze is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desensitize	No	No	Yes	No
daze	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, daze is a hyponym of desensitize; that is, daze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than desensitize:

Other hyponyms of desensitize include benumb, blunt, dull, numb, bedaze, stun, besot, stupefy, deaf, deafen.

desensitize (noun)	daze (noun)
	confusion characterized by lack of clarity
	the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

desensitize (verb)	daze (verb)
make insensitive	overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
cause not to be sensitive	to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light