insensitive C1 Topic:People & Society US /ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #10645 Meanings 1 adj Not caring about or noticing other people's feelings. It was insensitive of him to joke about her recent loss. 2 adj Not reacting to a physical effect or stimulus. After the injury, the skin around the scar was insensitive to touch. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not caring about or... calloustactlessuncaring 2 adj · not reacting to a physical... insensiblenumb Word family Derived forms case-insensitiveinsensitivelyinsensitivenessinsensitivitymechanoinsensitivephotoinsensitiveradioinsensitive Common collocations insensitive remark Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From in- + sensitive. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # insensitive **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 10645 ## Meanings 1. Not caring about or noticing other people's feelings. 2. Not reacting to a physical effect or stimulus. ## Examples - It was insensitive of him to joke about her recent loss. - After the injury, the skin around the scar was insensitive to touch. ## Derived Forms - case-insensitive - insensitively - insensitiveness - insensitivity - mechanoinsensitive - photoinsensitive - radioinsensitive ## Etymology From in- + sensitive. ## AI Etymology Insensitive is from in- + sensitive. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean not caring about or noticing other people's feelings, or not reacting to a physical effect or stimulus. Derived formations include case-insensitive, insensitively, insensitiveness, insensitivity, mechanoinsensitive. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown