INSENSIBILITY


Meaning of INSENSIBILITY in English

(|)in, ən+ noun

Etymology: Late Latin insensibilitas, from Latin insensibilis insensible + -itas -ity

: the quality or state of being insensible: as

a. : an unconscious or comatose state

b. : lack of physical feeling or sensitivity : an unresponsive or unreactive condition : insensitivity

marked insensibility to cold

increasing insensibility to stimuli

c. : lack of mental or emotional feeling or response : apathy

her complete insensibility to the honor done her

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