insensitiveness
- noun
- /ˌɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪvnəs/
- The manager's insensitiveness to employee concerns led to low morale in the office.
Examples
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He apologized for his insensitiveness after realizing how much his words had hurt his friend.
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Her insensitiveness made it difficult for her to connect with her coworkers during stressful times.
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His insensitiveness to her feelings was shocking.
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The teacher's insensitiveness towards the students' struggles was evident.
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He apologized for his insensitiveness after realizing how much his words had hurt his friend.
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Her insensitiveness made it difficult for her to connect with her coworkers during stressful times.
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The manager's insensitiveness to employee concerns led to low morale in the office.
Synonyms
A lack of care for other people's feelings or needs
Not thinking about other people's feelings or needs
A cold, uncaring way of treating other people
Not reacting to people or events, often without emotion
A lack of feeling or care for other people's pain
A lack of care or sympathy
Not caring about other people
Not replying or reacting when someone tries to contact you
Not thinking about other people's feelings or needs
Not caring about other people's needs and feelings
A lack of interest in things, even important ones
Antonyms
How Sensitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
insensitiveness = insensitive (transparent) = in + sensitive + ness
The noun is formed straightforwardly from the adjective 'insensitive' with the common state-denoting suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
The word insensitiveness comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and the root sens- meaning 'to feel', the same root in sense and sensitive. So insensitiveness is like 'not feeling' and helps you remember it means a lack of awareness or care for other people's feelings.