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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mu-gam-gak
"그의 냉담함은 일종의 정서적 무감각에서 비롯되었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state of being unconscious or unable to feel physical sensations.
"The heavy blow to his head plunged him into temporary insensibility." - 2
A lack of emotional feeling, sympathy, or awareness regarding the feelings or sufferings of others.
"Her complete insensibility to the suffering around her shocked everyone present."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'insensibilite', originating from Old French 'insensibilité' and ultimately from Late Latin 'insensibilitas', formed from the prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') and 'sensibilis' (meaning 'perceptible or sensitive'). Over centuries, the term evolved from describing a lack of physical sensation to denoting a profound emotional or intellectual detachment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Insensibility" is said worldwide
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insensibilité
Transliteration: sahn-seebl-ee-tay
"Son insensibilité face au danger était alarmante."
Unempfindlichkeit
Transliteration: un-emp-find-lish-kite
"Die Kälte verursachte eine totale Unempfindlichkeit der Zehen."
insensibilità
Transliteration: in-sen-si-bi-li-ta
"La sua insensibilità ai problemi altrui è nota."
insensibilidad
Transliteration: in-sen-si-bi-li-dad
"Mostró una total insensibilidad ante la tragedia."
insensibilidade
Transliteration: in-sen-si-bi-li-da-de
"A insensibilidade dele magoou os seus amigos."
संवेदनहीनता
Transliteration: samvedanhinta
"उसकी संवेदनहीनता देखकर सब हैरान रह गए।"
麻木不仁
Transliteration: mámù bùrén
"他对周围发生的事情表现出极大的麻木不仁。"
무감각
Transliteration: mu-gam-gak
"그의 냉담함은 일종의 정서적 무감각에서 비롯되었다."
無感覚
Transliteration: mukankaku
"彼の苦しみに対する周囲の無感覚が問題視された。"
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