Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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sensitivity | Yes | No | No | No |
desensitising | No | Yes | No | No |
sensitivity (noun) | desensitising (noun) |
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the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences | |
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment | |
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation | |
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) | |
susceptibility to a pathogen |
sensitivity (adjective) | desensitising (adjective) |
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making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli |