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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.
in·sen′si·tive·ly adv.
in·sen′si·tiv′i·ty, in·sen′si·tive·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | insensitivity - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment 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 sensitiveness, sensitivity - the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment |
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insensitivity
[ɪnˌsensɪˈtɪvɪtɪ] N (physical) → insensibilidad f; (emotional) → falta f de sensibilidadinsensitivity to sth [+ cold, pain] → insensibilidad f a algo; [+ people's feelings, problems] → falta f de sensibilidad ante algo
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
insensitivity
[ɪnˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti] n (= uncaring nature) [person, behaviour] → insensibilité f; [remark, comment] → grossièreté minsensitivity to sth → insensibilité à qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
insensitivity
n
(= unfeeling/uncaring attitude) → Gefühllosigkeit f → (towards gegenüber); (of remark) → Taktlosigkeit f; (of policy, action) → Rücksichtslosigkeit f
(= unappreciativeness) → Unempfänglichkeit f → (to für); his insensitivity to the reasons behind the demands → seine Verständnislosigkeit or sein Unverständnis für die Gründe, die hinter den Forderungen stehen
(physical) → Unempfindlichkeit f → (to gegen)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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.
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.
inˌsensiˈtivity nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.