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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ĩ.sẽˈsa.tu/
"Ele teve um comportamento insensato durante a reunião."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking good sense or judgment; foolish, unreasonable, or imprudent.
"It would be unsensible to drive through a severe snowstorm without winter tires." - 2
Unaware of or indifferent to something; lacking sensory perception or consciousness.
"She fell down the stairs and lay unsensible for several minutes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix un- (meaning 'not') combined with sensible, which traces back to Old French sensible and ultimately to Latin sensibilis ('perceptible by the senses, sensitive'). By the late 16th century, the term shifted from denoting a lack of physical sensation to describing someone or something lacking good sense, wisdom, or practical judgment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unsensible" is said worldwide
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insensé
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.sɑ̃.se/
"Il serait insensé de rejeter une telle opportunité."
unvernünftig
Transliteration: /ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌnʏntɪç/
"Es ist unvernünftig, so viel Geld für ein unnötiges Auto auszugeben."
insensato
Transliteration: /in.senˈsa.to/
"La sua decisione di dimettersi è apparsa del tutto insensata."
insensato
Transliteration: /in.senˈsa.to/
"Fue una decisión insensata conducir a esa velocidad."
insensato
Transliteration: /ĩ.sẽˈsa.tu/
"Ele teve um comportamento insensato durante a reunião."
विवेकहीन
Transliteration: vivekheen
"इतना बड़ा जोखिम उठाना एक विवेकहीन निर्णय था।"
不理智的
Transliteration: bù lǐzhì de
"在没有考虑后果的情况下这样做是不理智的。"
분별없는
Transliteration: bunbyeor-eopsneun
"그런 위험한 행동을 하는 것은 분별없는 짓이다."
分別のない
Transliteration: funbetsu no nai
"そんな分別のない行動は慎むべきだ。"
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