What is another word for desensitizing?
Pronunciation: [diːsˈɛnsɪtˌa͡ɪzɪŋ] (IPA) 
Desensitizing refers to the process of making someone less responsive or sensitive to something. Synonyms for desensitizing include numbing, blunting, deadening, dulling, reducing sensitivity, and insensitivity. These words express the idea of reducing a person's sensitivity to something, whether it's emotional, physical, or cognitive. Numbing implies the loss of feeling or responsiveness, whereas blunting refers to the lessening of intensity. Deadening and dulling both refer to the reduction of a person's response to something, while insensitivity conveys a total lack of sensitivity. These synonyms demonstrate the different ways in which a person's sensitivity may be reduced, but they all convey the same idea of reducing the ability to respond to something.
