insensitivity

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insensitivity

noun insensitivities

  1. 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 f

Opposite: sensitivity

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noun

Opposite: sensitivity

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noun condition of being insensitive

Españolinsensibilidad
日本語無神経 mushinkei, 鈍感 donkan
हिन्दीसंवेदनहीनता samvednahīntā
Françaisinsensibilité
DeutschGefühllosigkeit
Românăinsensibilitate, nesensibilitate

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@misc{insensitivity_2026,
  title = {insensitivity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/insensitivity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}