Not expressing normal emotional feelings; cold; tactless; undiplomatic.
Used in a Sentence
insensitive
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for insensitive.
Editorial note
Even if you don't mean this comment to be insensitive, it is pretty insensitive to people mourning the permanent loss of a talented and loved person who contributed much to their communities and friends.
Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Not expressing normal emotional feelings; cold; tactless; undiplomatic.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of insensitive gathered in one view.
Not expressing normal physical feeling.
Expressing or feeling little or no concern, care, compassion, or consideration for the feelings, emotions, sentiments, or concerns of other people; inconsiderate or incompassionate.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for insensitive.
adjective
Not expressing normal emotional feelings; cold; tactless; undiplomatic.
See also: callous, dull, dead, indurate, unresponsive
adjective
Not expressing normal physical feeling.
See also: callous, dull, dead, indurate, unresponsive
adjective
Expressing or feeling little or no concern, care, compassion, or consideration for the feelings, emotions, sentiments, or concerns of other people; inconsiderate or incompassionate.
See also: callous, dull, dead, indurate, unresponsive
Example sentences
Even if you don't mean this comment to be insensitive, it is pretty insensitive to people mourning the permanent loss of a talented and loved person who contributed much to their communities and friends.
The line between insensitive and offensive is so blurry, it would be extremely difficult to make any consistent distinction between the two.
Just so that the average Japanese citizen doesn't come across on the world stage as wilfully ignorant or incredibly crass and insensitive.
Maybe you only know completely insensitive and inconsiderate jerks, but most of the drivers I know abhor texting/calling while driving.
/* The DNS spec is officially case-insensitive, but for those times when you *really* wanna see any and all discrepancies, by all means define this.
Having the infrastructure off Earth would mean that it would be insensitive to weather and would also be easier to maintain contact with spacecraft nearly anywhere in the sky at any given time.
Current Hotspot uses control flow insensitive escape detection, meaning an object that escapes on any path, even if that path is never taken, is considered escaping.
Starting the death spiral for someone who is looking for help is horrible and to treat it like any other targeted advertising is insensitive at best.
If consumers were insensitive to that hike, yes.
They were lucky, apparently their parents (both he and his brother are pain-insensitive) were highly aware of the risks, observant and diligent, and drilled them on safety especially with respect to infections.
(because it was insensitive to French people rather than Egyptians).
I know emotions are raw when something like this happens--I don't think the comment was intended to be, or is, insensitive, just part of a discussion around events in their lives.
Quote examples
While the former statement is completely insensitive and insulting without using any "bad" words.
But it's worth noting the case in question WAS just "throw some slurs around because we're just massively insensitive."
If they don't censor enough then it's "problematic" because they're culturally insensitive to the local sense of decency, they're imposing western standards or somesuch.
There is (or should be) some range of separation between "insensitive" and "offensive".
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use insensitive in a sentence?
Even if you don't mean this comment to be insensitive, it is pretty insensitive to people mourning the permanent loss of a talented and loved person who contributed much to their communities and friends.
What does insensitive mean?
Not expressing normal emotional feelings; cold; tactless; undiplomatic.
What part of speech is insensitive?
insensitive is commonly used as adjective.