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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinsensibilidad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: in.sen.si.bi.li.dad
"Su insensibilidad hacia el sufrimiento ajeno es alarmante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being insensitive; lack of awareness or concern for the feelings of others.
"His insensitivity to her struggles made their friendship difficult." - 2
A state or condition in which a person does not respond to stimuli that would typically provoke a reaction.
"The insensitivity of the material to temperature changes was a significant advantage in the experiment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'insensitivity' is derived from the prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' and the root 'sensitive', which comes from the Latin 'sensitivus', meaning 'capable of feeling'. The term evolved in the English language during the 19th century to describe a lack of emotional responsiveness or awareness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Insensitivity" is said worldwide
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insensibilité
Transliteration: ɛ̃.sɑ̃.si.bi.li.te
"Son insensibilité à la douleur est surprenante."
Unempfindlichkeit
Transliteration: ʊn.ɛmp.fɪnd.lɪç.kait
"Seine Unempfindlichkeit gegenüber Kritik ist bemerkenswert."
insensibilità
Transliteration: in.sen.si.bi.li.tà
"La sua insensibilità nei confronti degli altri è preoccupante."
insensibilidad
Transliteration: in.sen.si.bi.li.dad
"Su insensibilidad hacia el sufrimiento ajeno es alarmante."
insensibilidade
Transliteration: in.sen.si.bi.li.da.de
"A insensibilidade dele em relação aos sentimentos dos outros é chocante."
असंवेदनशीलता
Transliteration: asaṃvedanśīltā
"उसकी असंवेदनशीलता दूसरों के प्रति चिंता का विषय है।"
麻木不仁
Transliteration: mámù bù rén
"他的麻木不仁让人感到失望。"
무감각
Transliteration: mugamgak
"그의 무감각함은 친구들에게 상처를 주었다."
無感覚
Transliteration: mukankaku
"彼の無感覚は周囲の人々を困惑させた。"
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