in·sen·si·tive adjective \(ˌ)in-ˈsen(t)-s(ə-)tiv\
: showing that you do not know or care about the feelings of other people
: not responding to or caring about problems, changes, or needs
: not greatly affected by something
a : not responsive or susceptible <insensitive to the demands of the public>
b : lacking feeling or tact <so insensitive as to laugh at someone in pain>
: not physically or chemically sensitive
— in·sen·si·tive·ly adverb
— in·sen·si·tive·ness noun
— in·sen·si·tiv·i·ty \(ˌ)in-ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē\ noun
Examples of INSENSITIVE
- He's just a rude, insensitive jerk.
- It was insensitive of her to say that.
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Related to INSENSITIVE
- affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, hard, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
- charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
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