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   insensitive

   /ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings: "an insensitive remark" Similar heartlessunfeelinginconsideratethoughtlessthick-skinnedhard-heartedstony-heartedcold-heartedcold-bloodedwith a heart of stoneas hard as nailslacking compassioncompassionlessuncaringunconcernedunsympatheticunkindcalloushardharshcruelmercilesspitilessunpityinguncharitableinhumanimpervious tooblivious tounaware ofunappreciative ofunresponsive toindifferent tounaffected byunmoved byuntouched byimmune toinformal:in the dark aboutrare:incognizant ofnescient ofOpposite sensitivecompassionate
   • 2. not sensitive to a physical sensation: "she was remarkably insensitive to pain"
   • ▪ not aware of or able to respond to something: "both were in many ways insensitive to painting"

   Derivatives

   • 1. insensitively adverb
   • 2. insensitiveness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINSENSITIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   not aware of other people’s feelings, or not showing sympathy for the feelings of other people: The governor apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless. Insensitive can also mean not noticing the effects of something or unable to feel something: His feet seem to be insensitive to pain.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINSENSITIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   INSENSITIVE definition: 1. not noticing or not caring about other people's feelings: 2. not able to feel something, or not…. Learn more.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinsensitive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of insensitive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSENSITIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as insensitive, you are criticizing them for being unaware of or unsympathetic to other people's feelings. [ disapproval ] I felt he was being insensitive about the enormity of what we had done.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › insensitiveInsensitive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INSENSITIVE is lacking feeling or tact. How to use insensitive in a sentence. lacking feeling or tact; not responsive or susceptible; not physically or chemically sensitive…

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   When your foot is asleep, it's insensitive or numb — you can't feel your friend poking at it. When you get really cold, you can become insensitive to pain. In the other sense, insensitive means the opposite of caring and sympathetic — you're insensitive to other people's feelings.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › insensitiveinsensitive | meaning of insensitive in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   insensitive meaning, definition, what is insensitive: not noticing, or not taking the care to ...: Learn more.

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   Insensitive definition: deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous. See examples of INSENSITIVE used in a sentence.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-superentryAll content related to 'insensitive' - Collins Online Dictionary

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    If you describe someone as insensitive, you are criticizing them for being unaware of or unsympathetic to other people's feelings.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINSENSITIVITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    INSENSITIVITY definition: 1. a lack of feeling or sympathy for other people's feelings, or an unwillingness to give…. Learn more.