INSENSITIVE


Meaning of INSENSITIVE in English

1.

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

I feel my husband is very ~ about my problem.

? sensitive

ADJ disapproval

insensitivity

I was ashamed at my insensitivity towards her.

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2.

Someone who is ~ to a situation or to a need does not think or care about it.

Women’s and Latino organizations that say he is ~ to civil rights.

ADJ: usu ADJ to n

insensitivity

...insensitivity to the environmental consequences.

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3.

Someone who is ~ to a physical sensation is unable to feel it.

He had become ~ to cold.

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ to n

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