INSENSITIVE


Meaning of INSENSITIVE in English

/ ɪnˈsensətɪv; NAmE / adjective insensitive (to sth)

1.

not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to hurt or offend them

SYN unsympathetic :

an insensitive remark

She's completely insensitive to my feelings.

2.

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.

3.

not able to feel or react to sth :

insensitive to pain / cold

He seems completely insensitive to criticism.

OPP sensitive

►  in·sensi·tive·ly adverb

►  in·sensi·tiv·ity / ɪnˌsensəˈtɪvəti; NAmE / noun [ U ]

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.