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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdessensibilização
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de.sen.si.bi.li.zaˈsɐ̃w
"O tratamento de dessensibilização durou vários meses."
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The diminished emotional responsiveness to a specific stimulus after repeated exposure to it.
"Constant exposure to graphic violence in media can lead to the desensitization of viewers." - 2
A treatment or process that diminishes allergic reactions or phobias by repeated exposure to the allergen or feared stimulus.
"Allergy shots are a form of immunological desensitization designed to reduce hypersensitivity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix de- (meaning 'reversal' or 'removal') combined with sensitization, which traces back to the Latin sentire (meaning 'to feel'). The term emerged in the early 20th century within the fields of immunology and experimental psychology to describe the reduction or elimination of organismal response to specific stimuli.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Desensitization" is said worldwide
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désensibilisation
Transliteration: de-sã-si-bi-li-za-sjɔ̃
"La désensibilisation est une méthode efficace contre certaines phobies."
Desensibilisierung
Transliteration: deːzɛnzibiliˈziːʁʊŋ
"Die Desensibilisierung hilft dem Körper, Allergien zu überwinden."
desensibilizzazione
Transliteration: de.sen.si.bi.liz.zatˈtsjo.ne
"La desensibilizzazione sistematica è utile nel trattamento dell'ansia."
desensibilización
Transliteration: de.sen.si.bi.li.zaˈθjon
"La desensibilización alérgica reduce los síntomas severos."
dessensibilização
Transliteration: de.sen.si.bi.li.zaˈsɐ̃w
"O tratamento de dessensibilização durou vários meses."
संवेदनहीनता
Transliteration: samvedanhintaa
"हिंसा के लगातार प्रदर्शन से समाज में संवेदनहीनता बढ़ जाती है।"
脱敏
Transliteration: tuōmǐn
"这种心理疗法有助于患者进行脱敏。"
탈감작
Transliteration: tal-gam-jak
"알레르기 치료를 위해 탈감작 요법을 시행했다."
脱感作
Transliteration: dakkansa
"アレルギー治療として脱感作療法が行われる。"
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