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insensitive Definition


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insensitive
adj
    1. Not aware of, or not capable of responding sympathetically or thoughtfully to something, eg other people's feelings, etc.
      Thesaurus: unfeeling, uncaring, callous, indifferent, boorish, crass, unaffected, unsympathetic, tactless.
    2. Not feeling or reacting to (stimulation, eg touch or light).
Derivative: insensitively
adverb
    Derivative: insensitivity
    noun
      An incapability to respond sympathetically to other people's feelings
        Thesaurus: indifference, unconcern, callousness, imperviousness, bluntness, boorishness, crassness, tactlessness.
    Etymology: 17c.



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