insensitive
adjective/ɪnˈsensətɪv/
/ɪnˈsensətɪv/
- not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to hurt or offend them synonym unsympathetic
- an insensitive remark
- insensitive to something She's completely insensitive to my feelings.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- It may sound insensitive, but I don't understand why he's so upset.
- Their costumes were condemned as culturally insensitive.
- Years of abuse had made him insensitive to others' suffering.
- It was a really insensitive thing to say.
- She described their actions as callous and insensitive.
- Surely he couldn't be so insensitive?
- The timing of the announcement seems particularly insensitive.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
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- insensitive (to something) not aware of changing situations, and therefore of the need to react to them
- The government seems totally insensitive to the mood of the country.
- Many of the institutions were insensitive to the needs of their patients.
- insensitive (to something) not able to feel or react to something
- insensitive to pain/cold
- He seems completely insensitive to criticism.
Extra Examples- Its physical properties are relatively insensitive to pressure changes.
- The device renders the system insensitive to vibration.
- The machine is relatively insensitive to changes in the atmosphere.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- make something/somebody
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
opposite sensitive
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