insensitive
US: /ˌɪnˈsɛnsətɪv/, /ˌɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
UK: /ɪnsˈɛnsɪtˌɪv/
UK: /ɪnsˈɛnsɪtˌɪv/
English Vietnamese dictionary
insensitive /in'sensitiv/
- tính từ
- không có cảm giác; không nhạy cảm
- insensitive to light: không nhạy cảm ánh sáng
- không có cảm giác; không nhạy cảm
Advanced English dictionary
adjective ~ (to sth)
1 not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to hurt or offend them: an insensitive person / remark + She's completely insensitive to my feelings.
2 not aware of changing situations, and therefore of the need to react to them: The government seems totally insensitive to the mood of the country.
3 not able to feel or react to sth: insensitive to pain / cold + He seems completely insensitive to criticism.
Antonym: SENSITIVE
insensitively adverb: The police handled the matter extremely insensitively.
insensitivity noun [U]
Collocation dictionary
1 not knowing or caring how sb else feels
VERBS
appear, be, seem | become, grow | make sb | think sb
I don't want to be thought insensitive, but I do think we should go ahead despite the accident.
ADV.
extremely, highly, incredibly, remarkably, very | totally | a bit, rather, somewhat
PREP.
to
Years of abuse at boarding school had made him insensitive to others' suffering.
2 not able to feel/be influenced by sth
VERBS
be | remain
ADV.
completely, totally | almost | largely | fairly, relatively
PREP.
to
The machine is relatively insensitive to changes in the atmosphere.
