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Bookmark or Share- Insensitive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. 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. insensitively adverb. insensitiveness noun. insensitivity. (ˌ)in-ˌsen (t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē. noun. Synonyms. affectless. callous. case-hardened.
- INSENSITIVITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionarynoun [ U ] uk / ɪnˌsen.sɪˈtɪv.ə.ti / us / ɪnˌsen.səˈtɪv.ə.t̬i / Add to word list. a lack of feeling or sympathy for other people's feelings, or an unwillingness to give importance to something: insensitivity towards His insensitivity towards the feelings of others is remarkable.
- INSENSITIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionarynot 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.
- INSENSITIVITY definition | Cambridge English Dictionarya lack of feeling or sympathy for other people's feelings, or an unwillingness to give importance to something: insensitivity toward His insensitivity toward the feelings of others is remarkable. insensitivity to Her opponents have said the remark shows insensitivity to the situation.
- Insensitivity - definition of insensitivity by The Free Dictionaryadj. 1. Not physically sensitive; numb. 2. a. Lacking in sensitivity to the feelings or circumstances of others; unfeeling. b. Indifferent or inattentive: insensitive to the needs of the customers. 3. Not readily responsive to external influence or stimulation: a commodity price that is insensitive to fluctuations in demand. in·sen′si·tive·ly adv.
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