insensitive
124
4.6
- adjective
- /ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
:
insensible
- She is being wildly insensitive to my condition.
- insensitive behavior
- insensitive to feelings
- culturally insensitive
And I certainly don't want to be insensitive, but you're here, bro.
- And I certainly don't want to be insensitive, but you're here, bro.
- It's a very insensitive ad campaign, but a solid joke.
- They're they're very insensitive to the needs and wants of the people around them.
- And looking back at it now I can see how offensive it was and how insensitive it was.
- OK, because she said people found it insensitive that she said that her dream dinner date would be Jeffrey Dahmer.
- You thought you were fine when in fact what they perceived was that you were clumsy and insensitive.
- And you just used the image to make him appear insensitive, concerned only about how much time had passed.
- And you can imagine that a comment like that would be regarded as insensitive rather than, you know, a humane and kind thing to do.
- This excuse I am brutally honest is often how they will try to worm out of their insensitive and careless comments and their lack of empathy.
- My wife is actually pretty insensitive to negative emotion for a female.
- Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
Examples
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I'm sorry I was a little insensitive.
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I don't mean to be insensitive, but, uh, just what exactly are your capabilities at this point?
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Second, it's insensitive, but it's not wrong.
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An insensitive mother, a loving father taken from her too soon.
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When the representatives lack such personal knowledge, the government will be insensitive to the people.
Academic text (1998) -
I think Beth said some pretty insensitive things.
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And I think that's a very insensitive thing for you to do.
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And you can imagine that a comment like that would be regarded as insensitive rather than, you know, a humane and kind thing to do.
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Coaches were described as distant, insensitive to the injury, and lacking in belief in the athlete.
Academic text (2008) -
His insensitive comments during the meeting upset many of his colleagues who were struggling with personal issues.
Synonyms
46
4.4
Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something
43
5.6
Acting as if someone or something is not important
38
6.3
A person who thinks only about their own needs and not about other people
36
4.1
Not caring about other people's feelings or needs
20
4.7
Not reacting to touch, sound, or commands
18
4.2
Not showing concern for other people's feelings or needs
7
4.9
Not feeling sorry for someone or caring about their problems
6
7.7
Not aware of other people's feelings or reactions
5
5.3
Does not notice what is happening or small details
5
4.9
Showing no care for other people's feelings when speaking or acting
1
7.3
Does not notice or care about things that upset other people
1
9.9
Being calm and not worried about things
1
7.3
Not caring when other people suffer
1
9.9
Having no feeling in body or mind and no pity
Being very uncaring about other people's feelings
A person who thinks only about themselves and ignores other people's feelings
Not able or willing to notice how other people feel
Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad
Antonyms
Compounds
How Sensitive
488
2.9
151
3.7
68
2.5
37
4.0
46
4.4
124
4.6
41
7.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Insensitive is made from in- meaning 'not' and sens- meaning 'feel', the same root as sense. So when a person is insensitive, they do not notice or care about other people's feelings.