insensitive
pronunciation
How to pronounce insensitive in British English:
UK [ɪnˈsensətɪv]
How to pronounce insensitive in American English:
US [ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv]
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- Adjective:
- not responsive to physical stimuli
- deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
Word Origin
- insensitive (adj.)
- c. 1600, "having little or no reaction to what is perceived by one's senses," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + sensitive. For sense, see insensate. Meaning "without consideration for the feelings of others" attested by 1975. Related: Insensitively.
Example
- 1. Such an approach is not necessarily callous or insensitive .
- 2. And their reaction has ranged from slow to staggeringly insensitive .
- 3. He was neurotic , vindictive and insensitive as well as charming , charismatic and full of warmth .
- 4. A small smile flickers across his face , before he pauses , worried about appearing insensitive .
- 5. And the chairman was forced to publicly withdraw a letter to employees about the suicides the night before that was seen by some as insensitive .