insensitivity en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English sensitivity English insensitivity From in- + sensitivity.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The condition of being insensitive
To make matters worse, you did not publish the news note until 5 days before the conference — even though we had submitted it enough in advance to have been included in the previous weeks' paper. This showed a great insensitivity to the fact that lesbians with children are often not very mobile or flexible...We need that kind of advance notice in order to plan an all-day conference on a Saturday!
1979 December 22, Gia Berkman, “Some Friction”, in Gay Community News, volume 2, number 22, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| insensitivities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
androgen insensitivity syndrome · chemoinsensitivity · congenital insensitivity to pain · complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
Translations (14)
es insensibilidad (condition of being insensitive) · fi tunnottomuus (condition of being insensitive) · ca insensibilitat (condition of being insensitive) · de Gefühllosigkeit (condition of being insensitive) · fi tunteettomuus (condition of being insensitive) · hu érzéketlenség (condition of being insensitive) · fi epäherkkyys (condition of being insensitive) · ro insensibilitate (condition of being insensitive) · hi संवेदनहीनता (condition of being insensitive) · ja 鈍感 (condition of being insensitive) · ja 無神経 (condition of being insensitive) · fr insensibilité (condition of being insensitive) · ro nesensibilitate (condition of being insensitive) · sv okänslighet (condition of being insensitive)