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Definition insensitive in British English

insensitive adjective

adjective
/ɪnˈsensətɪv/
1

not noticing or caring about other people's feelings or needs, and not worrying that things that you say or do may upset them

Example

He is totally insensitive to my feelings.

Synonyms and related words
inconsiderate insensitive insensible
2

not realizing the importance of something so that you do not take the necessary action to deal with it

Example

The government is completely insensitive to the political realities in the capital.

Synonyms and related words
ignorant unacquainted unknowing
3

not feeling the physical effect of something such as pain, heat, or cold

Example

insensitive to the cold

Synonyms and related words
painless numb insensitive
Definition insensitive in British English