insensitiveness

/ˌɪnˈsɛnsətɪvnəs/ noun

Quality of being insensitive.

Word Origin From Latin in- 'not' + sentire 'to feel' — insensitive means 'not feeling.' The breakdown in+sensit+ive+ness: in- (not), sensit (feel), -ive, -ness. The root sentire gives us sensitive, sensation, sentiment, consent, dissent, and resent. So insensitiveness is the state of lacking feeling, a kind of numbness.

noun Quality of being insensitive. countable

His insensitiveness to others' feelings often caused conflicts.

(名词) 麻木不仁;迟钝;不敏感;冷漠

他对他人感受的麻木常常引发冲突。

(sustantivo) Cualidad de ser insensible.

Su insensibilidad hacia los sentimientos de los demás a menudo causaba conflictos.

(nom) insensibilité; indifférence [Insensibilité : manque de sensibilité émotionnelle ou physique, indifférence aux sentiments ou aux stimuli d'autrui.]

Son insensibilité aux sentiments des autres causait souvent des conflits.

(Substantiv) Unempfindlichkeit; Gefühllosigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, gefühllos, unsensibel oder ohne Rücksicht auf andere zu sein.]

Seine **insensitiveness** gegenüber den Gefühlen anderer führte oft zu Konflikten.

(名詞) 無神経さ。他人の感情や状況に気づかない性質。

他人の感情に対する彼の無神経さはしばしば争いを引き起こした。

(substantivo) insensibilidade; indiferença; frieza [Qualidade de ser insensível.]

Sua insensibilidade aos sentimentos dos outros frequentemente causava conflitos.

Word parts: in + sensit + ive + ness

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