resensitized
Intermediate (B1)
IPA: //ˌriːˈsɛnsaɪtaɪzd//
KK: /rɪˈsɛnsaɪtaɪzd/
adjective
Definition
Made sensitive again, especially after having been desensitized.
Example
After the treatment, the skin became resensitized to the product.
Conversation
I think I've become resensitized to criticism lately.
Really? That sounds tough to deal with.
Yeah, I used to brush it off, but now it feels different.
I get that; sometimes it’s hard to stay unaffected.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
reawakened
reactivated
revived
Antonyms
desensitized
numbed
unresponsive
verb
Definition
To make sensitive again, especially after having been desensitized.
Example
After the treatment, the patients were resensitized to the medication.
Tense Forms
Past: resensitized
Past Participle: resensitized
Conversation
I just watched that documentary on how people can become resensitized to emotions after therapy.
Really? That sounds interesting!
Yeah, it made me think about how we all handle feelings differently.
Root Explanation
Resensitized → It is formed from "re-" (meaning again) and "sensitize" (from Latin "sensibilis", meaning able to feel or perceive). The word means to make sensitive again or to restore sensitivity.
Memory Tip
Think of 'sensitive' and remember that 'resensitized' means to make something sensitive again.
Visually Confused Words
desensitize
sensitize
unsensitized
desensitizer
sensitizer
nonsensitized