Desensitization

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of desensitizing, of reducing or eliminating sensitivity. countable, uncountable

    "Furthermore, the desensitization steps should be incremental so that the animal experiences little or no fear response during the sessions."

  2. 2
    the process of reducing sensitivity wordnet

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desensitisation

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"Furthermore, the desensitization steps should be incremental so that the animal experiences little or no fear response during the sessions."

Etymology

From de- + sensitization.

Related phrases

cross-desensitizationeye movement desensitization and reprocessingheterologous desensitization

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