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desensitize vs stupefy

stupefy vs desensitize

desensitize and stupefy both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
desensitize No No Yes No
stupefy No No Yes No
As verbs, stupefy is a hyponym of desensitize; that is, stupefy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than desensitize:
  • desensitize: cause not to be sensitive
  • stupefy: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
Other hyponyms of desensitize include benumb, blunt, dull, numb, bedaze, daze, stun, besot, deaf, deafen.
desensitize (verb) stupefy (verb)
make insensitive make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
cause not to be sensitive be a mystery or bewildering to
make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
Difference between desensitize and stupefy

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