Definitions for insensitive
ɪnˈsɛn sɪ tɪvin·sen·si·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insensitiveadjective

   not responsive to physical stimuli

   "insensitive to radiation"

2. insensitiveadjective

   deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive

   "insensitive to the needs of the patients"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insensitiveadjective

   Not having normal physical feeling

2. insensitiveadjective

   Not having normal emotional feelings, cold, tactless, undiplomatic

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insensitive

   Insensitive is the second single released from Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Ardens 1994 album Living Under June. Written by Anne Loree and produced by Arden and Ed Cherney, the song became Arden's most successful single, reaching number one in Canada and Australia and number 12 in the United States.

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1. insensitive

   Insensitive refers to the lack of awareness, consideration or concern about other people's feelings, emotions or circumstances. It can also mean a lack of responsiveness or reaction to stimuli or changes. It generally implies a disregard or negligence about how one's actions or words might affect others. Additionally, in a technical context, it can refer to an entity or system's resistance to change or influence by various factors.

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1. Insensitiveadjective

   not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility

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1. Insensitive

   "Insensitive" is the title of a track from the 1994 Jann Arden album Living Under June; an international hit single, "Insensitive" remains the career record for Arden. The song is unique in Arden's repertoire as the one song she's made the first recorded version of which she did not write, the composer of "Insensitive" being Anne Loree.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insensitive

   in-sen′si-tiv, adj. not sensitive.

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1. insensitive

   not sensitive. A guy has just let me down from taking me on a date, he said he's not an insensative guy. Exactly what does he mean by insensitive.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on March 28, 2020  

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How to pronounce insensitive?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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How to say insensitive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of insensitive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of insensitive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of insensitive in a Sentence

1. Alexa Henning:

   During the transition we found instances of this term being used. Specifically, the Arkansas Department of Health has a Latinx Public Info Coordinator and Latinx Outreach Coordinator. As the governor said when signing this executive order, she will not permit this government to use culturally insensitive words.

2. Gilbert Ortega:

   I have watched the video and … I see that I came off as incredibly insensitive toward the Native American community and that was not my intention. I deeply apologize for this.

3. Lamont Thomas:

   Bethel AME Church comes across insensitive, bethel AME Church comes across as grandstanding, people coming to get their 15 minutes of fame.

4. Lea Michele:

   Whether it was my privileged position and perspective that caused me to be perceived as insensitive or inappropriate at times or whether it was just my immaturity and me just being unnecessarily difficult, I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I have caused, we all can grow and change and I have definitely used these past several months to reflect on my own shortcomings.

5. Ben Affleck:

   They had, literally, taken the conversation I had for two hours and made it seem as if I was saying the exact opposite of what I said, i had gone on and said, like, how much we respect each other and cared about each other and cared about our kids and put them first and went through our stuff. And they said I had blamed my ex wife for my alcoholism and that I was' trapped' and just made me out to be the worst, most insensitive, stupid awful guy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=insensitive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Insensitive
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensitive
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insensitive
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=insensitive
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=insensitive
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=insensitive