Insensitive | Definition of insensitive by Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of INSENSITIVE

1

a : not responsive or susceptible <insensitive to the demands of the public>

b : lacking feeling or tact <so insensitive as to laugh at someone in pain>

2

: not physically or chemically sensitive

— in·sen·si·tive·ly adverb

— in·sen·si·tive·ness noun

— in·sen·si·tiv·i·ty \(ˌ)in-ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē\ noun

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1834

Synonyms: affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, hard, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic

Antonyms: charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted

1

: lacking feeling : not sensitive <He's insensitive to pain.>

2

: not caring or showing concern about the problems or feelings of others <an insensitive remark>

— in·sen·si·tive·ly adverb

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