insensitivity
noun/ɪnˌsensəˈtɪvəti/
/ɪnˌsensəˈtɪvəti/
[uncountable]- a lack of care for or awareness of how other people feel
- racial/cultural insensitivity
- insensitivity to/towards somebody/something His comments demonstrate gross insensitivity towards people struggling to pay their bills.
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- insensitivity (to somebody/something) a lack of awareness of changing situations, and therefore of the need to react to them
- Centralizing innovative processes in parent firms only encourages insensitivity to differences in local markets.
- (medical) a lack of ability to react to a particular chemical or drug
- insulin insensitivity
opposite sensitivity
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