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US/ɪnˈsen.sə.tɪv/
UK/ɪnˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/
not noticing or caring how other people feel, so that you upset them
In context
His joke about her weight was rude and insensitive.
The minister apologized for his insensitive comments about flood victims.
Some older painkillers make patients insensitive to pain but also very sleepy.
Words that go with insensitive
adjective + preposition
- insensitive toThe airline seemed insensitive to the needs of disabled passengers.
adverb + adjective
- culturally insensitiveThe advertisement was withdrawn after people called it culturally insensitive.
- completely insensitiveAsking about her salary on her first day felt completely insensitive.
- incredibly insensitiveIt was incredibly insensitive to post holiday photos during the crisis.
adjective + noun
- insensitive commentsSeveral fans were banned for posting insensitive comments online.
- insensitive remarkShe regretted making an insensitive remark at the funeral.