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insensitive
CEFRB2
/ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Not caring about other people's feelings or needs.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailNot expressing normal physical feeling.
Examples
I dislike Chris because he is very rude and insensitive.
Soles of the feet are insensitive to heat and cold.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsExpressing or feeling little or no concern, care, compassion, or consideration for the feelings, emotions, sentiments, or concerns of other people; inconsiderate or incompassionate.
Not expressing normal emotional feelings; cold; tactless; undiplomatic.
More examples
In context1895, Grant Allen, The British Barbarians Somehow, when Bertram Ingledew let it once be felt he did not wish to be questioned on any particular point, even women managed to restrain their curiosity: and he would have been either a very bold or a very insensit...
Oh I really should have known by the time you drove me home, / By the vagueness in your eyes, your casual good-byes, / By the chill in your embrace and the expression on your face, / That told me you might have some advice to give / On how to be insensitive.
It is something like the way dame Nature gathers round a foreign body an envelope of some insensitive tissue which can protect from evil that which it would otherwise harm by contact.
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Origin
adjective
From in- + sensitive.