insensitivity

Noun

Meaning

the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

insensitiveness detachment hardness indifference coma blindness disregard anesthesia apathy numbness narcosis coldness passivity coolness analgesia

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Antonyms

sensitivity experience heat care aid desire

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Hypernyms

inability unfitness

Hyponyms

hardness callousness insensibility callosity crassness crassitude

Phrases with the word

olfactory insensitivity pitch insensitivity congenital pain insensitivity insensitivity to pain

Examples

A much smaller number of people are insensitive to pain due to an inborn abnormality of the nervous system, known as " congenital insensitivity to pain ". Source: Internet

Again, nothing in Leach’s tweet suggested an insensitivity to anyone but husbands. Source: Internet

Caroline was devastated, and disgusted by the insensitivity of her son, who hosted a grand dinner while the gale was blowing. Source: Internet

In fact, black people have been the focus of ridicule and insensitivity, borne through negative imagery for centuries. Source: Internet

On the one hand he says his experience at the school was positive, but he remembers several incidents of racial insensitivity under the guise of creative licence. Source: Internet

Eskimo Pies to drop name over racial insensitivity The owner said they had been considering renaming the ice cream bar and popsicle for some time. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

insensitive to insults insensitively insensitiveness insensitivity to pain insensuous insentience