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Insensitive — refers to a lack of sensitivity. It may also refer to: *Insensitive (song), a hit 1995 song by Canadian singer Jann Arden *Insensitive, an episode of the TV series House Meaning of insensitive Inessa … Wikipedia
insensitive — [adj1] indifferent, callous aloof, bloodless*, coldhearted*, crass, feelingless, hard, hard as nails*, hard boiled*, hardened, hardhearted*, heartless, imperceptive, incurious, obtuse, stony, tactless, thick skinned*, tough, uncaring, unconcerned … New thesaurus
Insensitive — In*sen si*tive, a. Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility. Tillotson. Ruskin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insensitive — I adjective blind, callous, cold blooded, cruel, draconian, hard, impervious, indiscreet, insensate, insensible, insentient, numb, obtuse, ponderous, relentless, remorseless, ruthless, thick skinned, unaffected, unfeeling, unimpressionable,… … Law dictionary
insensitive — (adj.) c.1600, having little or no reaction to what is perceived by one s senses, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + SENSITIVE (Cf. sensitive). For sense, see INSENSATE (Cf. insensate). Meaning without consideration for the feelings of… … Etymology dictionary
insensitive — *insensible, impassible, anesthetic Analogous words: *hardened, indurated, callous: indifferent, unconcerned, aloof, incurious: impassive, stoic, apathetic, phlegmatic, stolid Antonyms: sensitive Contrasted words: susceptible, subject, prone,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
insensitive — [in sen′sə tiv] adj. 1. not sensitive; esp., incapable of being impressed, influenced, or affected; having little or no reaction (to) 2. having or showing a lack of concern for the feelings of others; tactless insensitively adv. insensitivity n.… … English World dictionary
-insensitive — insensitive) adjective Of a computer program, etc, taking (no) account of whether a text character is upper case or lower case ● case … Useful english dictionary
insensitive — in|sen|si|tive [ınˈsensıtıv] adj 1.) not noticing, or not taking the care to notice, other people s feelings, and not realizing when they are upset or when something that you do will upset them ▪ One insensitive official insisted on seeing her… … Dictionary of contemporary English
insensitive — adj. 1 not knowing or caring how sb else feels VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem, sound ▪ It may sound insensitive, but I don t understand why he s so upset. ▪ become, grow … Collocations dictionary
