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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

통찰력이 없는

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tongchalryeogi eomneun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Imperceptive/ˌɪm.pərˈsep.tɪv/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 주변의 미묘한 변화를 알아차리지 못할 정도로 통찰력이 없었다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Failing to observe, perceive, or discern; lacking insight, sensitivity, or acute perception.

    "He was entirely imperceptive of the growing tension in the room."
  2. 2

    Incapable of perceiving sensory impressions or subtle emotional cues.

    "Her imperceptive remarks revealed how little she understood the gravity of the situation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' combined with 'perceptivus', stemming from the verb 'percipere' meaning 'to perceive or apprehend'. Entering the English language in the early 17th century, it shifted from a general sense of lacking sensory awareness to describing a broader psychological inability to discern subtle nuances or psychological states in others.

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