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insensitivity, n.|ɪnˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪtɪ|
[f. insensitive a. + -ity.]
Lack of sensitivity, insensitiveness; an instance of this.
1957Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Oct. 625/3 Any editor worth his salt is grateful to have slips, oversights, straight mistakes and insensitivities pointed out. 1960Guardian 13 Jan. 6/4 It cannot be such a long step to that ‘insensitivity’ referred to by your correspondent, once men even half-close their eyes to sudden death being served as hors-d'oeuvres. 1963Internat. Bull. Bacteriol. Nomencl. & Taxon. XIII. 218 The initial letters of Picornavirus may be taken to refer to Poliomyelitis, insensitivity to ether, Coxsackie, orphan and Rhinovirus. 1978Sci. Amer. Mar. 56/3 The existing data are consistent with the idea that the tau is not affected by the strong force, but this insensitivity has not been tested as thoroughly for the tau as it has been for the electron and the muon. 1986J. Raz Morality of Freedom v. xv. 427 This cannot disguise the dangers..of bureaucratic distortions and insensitivities. 1990F. Fyfield Trial by Fire (1991) x. 187 How dare you interfere with such crass, such unbelievable insensitivity? |