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- DictionaryIn·sen·si·tive/inˈsensədiv/
adjective
- 1. showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings: "an insensitive remark"
Jul 6, 2012 · 1. a. : lacking feeling or tact. so insensitive as to laugh at someone in pain. b. : not responsive or susceptible. insensitive to the demands of the public. 2. : not physically or chemically sensitive.
Sep 9, 2014 · 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.
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.
Insensitive definition: deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous. See examples of INSENSITIVE used in a sentence.
1. not emotionally sensitive or sympathetic; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive nature; insensitive to the needs of the poor. 2. not physically sensitive: insensitive skin. 3. not affected by physical or chemical agencies or influences: insensitive to light. in•sen′si•tive•ness, in•sen`si•tiv′i•ty, n.
insensitive (to something) not aware of changing situations, and therefore of the need to react to them. The government seems totally insensitive to the mood of the country. Many of the institutions were insensitive to the needs of their patients.
1. deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous. an insensitive person. 2. not physically sensitive. insensitive skin. 3. not affected by physical or chemical agencies or influences. insensitive to light.
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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.
Not sensitive; esp., incapable of being impressed, influenced, or affected; having little or no reaction (to) Having or showing a lack of concern for the feelings of others; tactless. Indifferent or inattentive. Insensitive to the needs of the customers.
