insensitiveness

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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

insensitiveness - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment insensitivity crassitude, crassness - the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement tin ear - insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language; "he has a tin ear for dialogue" callousness, unfeelingness, callosity, insensibility, hardness - devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness unperceptiveness - the lack of insight and sympathetic understanding unkindness - lack of sympathy inability, unfitness - lacking the power to perform sensitiveness, sensitivity - the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

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Translations

insensibilidade