insensitivity
nounUK /ɪnˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti/
US /ɪnˌsɛnsəˈtɪvəti/
Insensitivity is not noticing or caring about other people's feelings.
His insensitivity hurt her feelings when he laughed at her mistake.
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2. A lack of physical feeling or response to touch.
The doctor checked the insensitivity in his fingers after the injury.
3. A lack of reaction to something such as light, sound, or medicine.
The bacteria showed insensitivity to the antibiotic.
4. The state of not being easily affected or changed by something.
The insensitivity of the material to heat made it useful for cooking.