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单词 insensitivity
释义

insensitive

adjective

in·​sen·​si·​tive (ˌ)in-ˈsen(t)-s(ə-)tiv How to pronounce insensitive (audio)
1
a
: lacking feeling or tact
so insensitive as to laugh at someone in pain
b
: not responsive or susceptible
insensitive to the demands of the public
2
: not physically or chemically sensitive
insensitively adverb
insensitiveness noun
insensitivity
(ˌ)in-ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē How to pronounce insensitive (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • affectless
  • callous
  • case-hardened
  • cold-blooded
  • compassionless
  • desensitized
  • hard
  • hard-boiled
  • hard-hearted
  • heartless
  • indurate
  • inhuman
  • inhumane
  • insensate
  • ironhearted
  • merciless
  • obdurate
  • pachydermatous
  • pitiless
  • remorseless
  • ruthless
  • slash-and-burn
  • soulless
  • stony
  • stoney
  • stonyhearted
  • take-no-prisoners
  • thick-skinned
  • uncharitable
  • unfeeling
  • unmerciful
  • unsparing
  • unsympathetic
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Example Sentences

He's just a rude, insensitive jerk. It was insensitive of her to say that.
Recent Examples on the Web Improper use will position your speaker as tone-deaf, insensitive, uncaring or out of touch, leaving a long-lasting negative impact on your audience. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 As a brand, Asian carp have two big problems: The name strikes many as both racially insensitive and decidedly unpalatable — a trash fish. Peter Kendall, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Powell, who recently published a corporate manifesto espousing libertarian values, is under withering scrutiny following a New York Times report Wednesday that exposed his insensitive, insulting, and downright illogical worldview. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 16 June 2022 Advocates said the public celebration of Weakland's life is insensitive to survivors and could cause additional harm. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 This was chosen in part because this analysis is thought to be relatively insensitive to the noise introduced by errors in today's quantum processors. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 June 2022 These qubit states are largely insensitive to external sources of noise, thus decreasing errors and improving coherence times. Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes, 2 June 2022 The most prominent figure in the Republican Party — or his history of racially insensitive remarks — is never mentioned in Hunt’s stump speech. Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 His choice for cultural affairs commissioner, Laurie Cumbo, has a history of making insensitive remarks. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Kids Definition

insensitive

adjective

in·​sen·​si·​tive in-ˈsen-sə-tiv How to pronounce insensitive (audio)
1
: lacking feeling : not sensitive
He's insensitive to pain.
2
: not caring or showing concern about the problems or feelings of others
an insensitive remark

insensitivity

noun

1
as in callousness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • callousness
  • heartlessness
  • coldness
  • obduracy
  • bloodlessness
  • indifference
  • hardness
  • hard-heartedness
  • imperturbability
  • numbness
  • impassivity
  • impassiveness
  • apathy
  • callosity
  • emotionlessness
  • coolness
  • halfheartedness
  • insensibility
  • phlegm
  • deadness
  • blankness
  • unconcern
  • affectlessness
  • stiffness
  • aloofness
  • vacancy
  • woodenness
  • emptiness
  • detachment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sensitivity
  • sensibility
  • sympathy
  • emotion
  • empathy
  • feeling
  • compassion
  • pity
  • responsiveness
  • understanding
  • receptivity
  • receptiveness
  • tenderness
  • warmth
  • solicitude
  • hysteria
  • melodrama
  • hysterics
  • histrionics
  • vehemence
  • hand-wringing
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2
as in insensitiveness

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • insensitiveness
  • thoughtlessness
  • gracelessness
  • inelegance
  • artlessness
  • tackiness
  • boorishness
  • churlishness
  • crassness
  • unsophistication
  • brutishness
  • uncouthness
  • kitsch
  • tastelessness
  • rowdiness
  • rudeness
  • indelicacy
  • rusticity
  • loutishness
  • coarseness
  • clownishness
  • vulgarity
  • roughness
  • crudeness
  • crudity
  • lowness
  • commonness
  • rawness
  • raffishness
  • grossness
  • indelicateness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cultivation
  • gentility
  • refinement
  • sensitivity
  • polish
  • tastefulness
  • elegance
  • urbanity
  • graciousness
  • grace
  • consideration
  • thoughtfulness
  • genteelness
  • courtliness
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