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Unemotional vs Desensitize - What's the difference?

unemotional | desensitize |

As an adjective unemotional

is showing little or no feeling.

As a verb desensitize is

to cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.

unemotional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing little or no feeling.
    • An unemotional person
  • Reasoned and objective, involving reason or intellect rather than feelings.

    • Synonyms

    * (showing little or no feeling) dispassionate

    Antonyms

    * (showing little or no feeling) passionate

    desensitize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * desensitise (British)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.
    • Working in an Operating Room desensitized me to the sight of blood.

    Derived terms

    * (l)