insensitive

adjective

Expressing or feeling little or no concern, care, compassion, or consideration for the feelings, emotions, sentiments, or concerns of other people; inconsiderate or incompassionate.

Not expressing normal emotional feelings; cold; tactless; undiplomatic.

Not expressing normal physical feeling.

Roots

sentiosens- · Latin · feel

Synonyms for insensitive

pachydermatousadj callousadj insensibleadj unfeelingadj tactlessadj inconsiderateadj insentientadj heartlessadj insensateadj untactfuladj unresponsiveadj deadenedadj hardheartedadj indifferentadj

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Where does insensitive come from?

The word insensitive breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root sens-, from Latin sentio (“feel”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.