INSENSATE


Meaning of INSENSATE in English

in ‧ sen ‧ sate /ɪnˈsenseɪt/ BrE AmE adjective formal

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ sensible , ↑ insensible , ↑ senseless , ↑ sensitive ≠ ↑ insensitive , ↑ sensory , ↑ nonsensical , ↑ insensate ; noun : ↑ sense ≠ ↑ nonsense , ↑ sensibility ≠ ↑ insensibility , ↑ sensitivity ≠ ↑ insensitivity , ↑ senselessness , ↑ sensitization , ↑ sensor ; adverb : ↑ sensibly , ↑ senselessly , ↑ sensitively ≠ ↑ insensitively ; verb : ↑ sense , ↑ sensitize ]

1 . not able to feel things

2 . unreasonable and crazy:

an insensate hatred of America

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.