insensitivity

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.

insensitivity - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment insensitiveness 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

فُقْدان الإحْساس

necitlivost

ufølsomhed

Unempfindlichkeit

insensibilité

tilfinningaleysi

insensibilit...insensibilità

duyarsızlıkduygusuzluk

迟钝

insensitivity

[ɪnˌsensɪˈtɪvɪtɪ] N (physical) → insensibilidad f; (emotional) → falta f de sensibilidad
insensitivity 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 m
insensitivity 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

insensitivity

[ɪnˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪtɪ] n → mancanza 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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