insensitive

in·sen·si·tive

 (ĭn-sĕn′sĭ-tĭv)

adj.

1. Not physically sensitive; numb.

2.

a. Lacking in sensitivity to the feelings or circumstances of others; unfeeling.

b. Indifferent or inattentive: insensitive to the needs of the customers.

3. Not readily responsive to external influence or stimulation: a commodity price that is insensitive to fluctuations in demand.

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in·sen′si·tive·ly adv.

in·sen′si·tiv′i·ty, in·sen′si·tive·ness n.

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insensitive

(ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv)

adj

1. lacking sensitivity; unfeeling

2. lacking physical sensation

3. (foll by: to) not sensitive (to) or affected (by): insensitive to radiation.

inˈsensitively adv

inˈsensitiveness, inˌsensiˈtivity n

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in•sen•si•tive

(ɪnˈsɛn sɪ tɪv)

adj.

1. not emotionally sensitive or sympathetic; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive nature; insensitive to the needs of the poor.

2. not physically sensitive: insensitive skin.

3. not affected by physical or chemical agencies or influences: insensitive to light.

[1600–10]

in•sen′si•tive•ness, in•sen`si•tiv′i•ty, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	insensitive - not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to radiation" unresponsive - not responding to some influence or stimulus insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" insusceptible, unsusceptible - not susceptible to sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"
	2.	insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients" hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; unresponsive - not responding to some influence or stimulus insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character" sensitive - being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs"

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insensitive

adjective unfeeling, indifferent, unconcerned, uncaring, tough, hardened, callous, crass, unresponsive, thick-skinned, obtuse, tactless, imperceptive, unsusceptible My husband is very insensitive about my problem.
concerned, caring, sensitive, tender, sympathetic, susceptible, responsive, perceptive, tactful

insensitive to unaffected by, immune to, impervious to, dead to, unmoved by, proof against He had become insensitive to cold.

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insensitive

adjective

1. Lacking physical feeling or sensitivity:

asleep, dead, insensible, numb, unfeeling.

2. Not capable of being affected or impressed:

impassible, impassive, insusceptible, unimpressionable, unsusceptible.

3. Lacking passion and emotion:

anesthetic, bloodless, dull, insensate, insensible.

4. Lacking responsiveness or alertness:

benumbed, dull, insensible, numb, stuporous, torpid, unresponsive, wooden.

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Translations

غَيْرٌ حَسَّاسٌغَيْر حَسّاسفاقِد الشُّعور

necitlivýlhostejný

ufølsom

unempfindlichgefühllostaub

αναίσθητος

insensible

välinpitämätön

insensible

neosjećajan

tilfinningalaus, dofinntilfinningasljór, ónæmur

insensibileinsensibilit...

鈍感な

둔감한

nejautrumasnejautrus

nejūtīgs

ongevoelig

følelsesløsufølsom

nieczuły

insensível

бесчувственный

okänslig

ที่ไม่ไวต่อความรู้สึกของผู้อื่น

duyarsızduygusuzhissetmezvurdum duymaz

vô tâm

感觉迟钝的不敏感的

insensitive

[ɪnˈsensɪtɪv] ADJ [person] → insensible; [behaviour, remark] → falto de sensibilidad
to be insensitive [person] → no tener sensibilidad
to be insensitive to sth → ser insensible a algo
to be insensitive to heat/cold/pain → ser insensible al calor/frío/dolor
she is insensitive to other people's feelings → es insensible a los sentimientos de los demás
he had become insensitive to seeing people suffer → se había vuelto insensible al sufrimiento de los demás

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

insensitive

[ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv] adj (= uncaring) [person, behaviour] → insensible; [remark, comment] → indélicat(e)
That was a bit insensitive of you → C'était un peu indélicat de ta part.
to be insensitive to sb's needs → être insensible aux besoins de qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

insensitive

adj

(= unfeeling, uncaring) → gefühllos; remark → taktlos; policy, action → rücksichtslos; to be insensitive to or about somebody’s problems/fears/feelings → auf jds Probleme/Ängste/Gefühle keine Rücksicht nehmen

(= unappreciative) → unempfänglich; to be insensitive to the beauties of nature etc → für Schönheiten der Natur etc unempfänglich sein

(physically) → unempfindlich (to gegen); insensitive to pain/light → schmerz-/lichtunempfindlich

(Econ) they are relatively insensitive to price → für sie spielt der Preis eine relativ untergeordnete Rolle

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

insensitive

[ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv] adj (person) insensitive (to) → insensibile (a); (action, behaviour) → privo/a di sensibilità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

insensitive

(inˈsensətiv) adjective

(with to).

1. not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings). He was insensitive to her grief. onsensitief غَيْر حَسّاس нечувствителен insensível lhostejný unempfindlich ufølsom αναίσθητος, ασυγκίνητοςinsensible tundetu بی عاطفه tunteeton insensible לא רָגִיש असंवेदनशील neosjetljiv közönyös tak berperasaan tilfinningasljór, ónæmur insensibile 無神経な 무감각한 nejautrus nejūtīgs tiada perasaan ongevoeligufølsomnieczuły بى علا قى insensível insensibil/nepăsător (la) равнодушный necitlivý, nevnímavý, ľahostajný neobčutljiv bezosećajan okänslig ไม่เห็นใจ duygusuz, vurdum duymaz 不敏感的 нечутливий بے حس không để ý 不敏感的

2. (with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc). The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill. gevoelloos فاقِد الشُّعور безчувствен insensível necitlivý gefühllos ufølsom αναίσθητοςinsensible tuim بی حس tunnoton insensible לא רָגִיש संवेदनाशूनय, अनुभूतिहीन, जड़बु्‍द्धि neosjetljiv érzéketlen mati rasa tilfinningalaus, dofinn insensibile 無感覚な 반응을 나타내지 않는 nejautrus nejūtīgs tidak rasa gevoelloosfølelsesløsniewrażliwy نا محسوسه insensível insensibil (la) нечувствительный necitlivý neobčutljiv neosetljiv okänslig ซึ่งไม่มีความรู้สึก hissetmez, duyarsız 感覺遲鈍的 позбавлений чутливості سن vô cảm 感觉迟钝的

inˌsensiˈtivity noun

onsensitiwiteit فُقْدان الإحْساس безчувственост insensibilidade necitlivost die Unempfindlichkeit ufølsomhed αναισθησίαinsensibilidad tundetus عدم حساسیت epäherkkyys insensibilité חוֹסֶר רְגִישוּת असंवेदनशीलता neosjetljivost érzéketlenség ketidakpekaan tilfinningaleysi/-sljóleiki insensibilità 無感覚 무감각 nejautrumas nejūtīgums bersifat sensitif ongevoeligheid, gevoelloosheidufølsomhet nieczułość نا محسوسه insensibilidade lipsă de sensibilitate равнодушие; нечувствительность necitlivosť neobčutljivost bezosećajnost okänslighet ความไม่มีความรู้สึก duygusuzluk, duyarsızlık 不敏感，感覺遲鈍 нечутливість بے حسی tính vô cảm 迟钝

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insensitive

→ غَيْرٌ حَسَّاسٌ necitlivý ufølsom unempfindlich αναίσθητος insensible välinpitämätön insensible neosjećajan insensibile 鈍感な 둔감한 ongevoelig ufølsom nieczuły insensível бесчувственный okänslig ที่ไม่ไวต่อความรู้สึกของผู้อื่น duyarsız vô tâm 感觉迟钝的

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