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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛ̃.sɑ̃.sibl/
"Son commentaire a été très insensible."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings; unresponsive to the needs, emotions, or suffering of others.
"He made an insensitive remark about her appearance that deeply upset her." - 2
Not physically responsive or reacting to a stimulus.
"The patient's skin remained insensitive to touch and temperature changes after the injury."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Late Latin 'insensitivus', combining the Latin prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') with 'sensitivus' (derived from 'sensus', meaning feeling or perception). Entering English in the early 17th century, the term originally denoted a lack of physical sensation before broadening to encompass emotional coldness or a lack of awareness toward others' feelings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Insensitive" is said worldwide
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insensible
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.sɑ̃.sibl/
"Son commentaire a été très insensible."
unsensibel
Transliteration: /ʊnˈzɛnzɪbl̩/
"Er war sehr unsensibel gegenüber ihren Gefühlen."
insensibile
Transliteration: /in.senˈsi.bi.le/
"Il suo commento è stato insensibile."
insensible
Transliteration: /in.senˈsi.βle/
"Fue un comentario muy insensible por su parte."
insensível
Transliteration: /ĩ.sẽˈsi.vɛw/
"Ele foi insensível à dor dela."
संवेदनहीन
Transliteration: samvedanhin
"उसकी टिप्पणी बहुत संवेदनहीन थी।"
麻木的
Transliteration: mámù de
"他的评论对别人很不敏感。"
무신경한
Transliteration: musin-gyeonghan
"그의 발언은 매우 무신경했다."
無神経な
Transliteration: mushinkei na
"彼の発言はとても無神経でした。"
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