insensitivity

[ UK /ɪnsˌɛnsɪtˈɪvɪti/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˌsɛnsəˈtɪvəti/ ]
NOUN
  1. the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
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How To Use insensitivity In A Sentence

  • I could not even defend myself, because the charge of racism and racial insensitivity is ultimately unanswerable.
  • Making the comments showed a great deal of insensitivity to your fellow countrymen, and a lack of foresight of the repercussions of such statements.
  • Literal interpretation, and insensitivity to context, are not marks of rationality but mental disorders.
  • Casual callousness, unthinking cruelty and sheer insensitivity remain key subjects. Times, Sunday Times
  • Golf chiefs were accused of crass insensitivity last night when they waved play on after the death of a caddie. Times, Sunday Times
  • We can identify with Marjatta's chagrin at his insensitivity, but, hey, he didn't invent it, and he's trying, and it's sad that Marjatta can never love him as she loved Emil, even though Isak tries his darnedest. Ingrid Hill - An interview with author
  • The work of Henry Reynolds (and that of others less distinguished) has come under criticism for its universalist approach, bipolar categorisation, insensitivity to gender, and uncomplicated morality.
  • Unfortunately, if insulin levels are always high, then the sensitive insulin receptors on your body¹s cells eventually become unresponsive to insulin, resulting in a host of problems related to what is called ³insulin insensitivity². WN.com - Articles related to In memory of Mother: Eat your vegetables part four
  • In view of the sacrifice our troops have made on our behalf, this insensitivity to them and their families suggests a level of self-indulgence and ingratitude that shocks the conscience.
  • Whether intentional or not, the racial offensiveness and insensitivity of Summers' remarks and actions must be acknowledged, criticized, and vigorously resisted.
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