insensitivity

insensitivity
in·sen·si·tiv·i·ty (in-sen″sĭ-tivґĭ-te) lack of the expected response to a stimulus or chemical.

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  • insensitivity — index disinterest (lack of interest), disregard (lack of respect), insentience Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • insensitivity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ crass (BrE), gross ▪ cultural, racial (esp. AmE) ▪ This was a shocking demonstration of racial insensitivity. VERB + INSENSITIVITY …   Collocations dictionary

  • insensitivity — n. 1) to display, show insensitivity 2) insensitivity to * * * show insensitivity to display insensitivity to …   Combinatory dictionary

  • insensitivity — nejautrumas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. insensitivity vok. Empfindungslosigkeit, f; Unempfindlichkeit, f rus. нечувствительность, f pranc. insensibilité, f …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • insensitivity — insensitive ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing or feeling no concern for the feelings of others. 2) not sensitive to physical sensation. 3) not appreciative of or able to respond to something. DERIVATIVES insensitively adverb insensitiveness noun… …   English terms dictionary

  • insensitivity — noun see insensitive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • insensitivity — See insensitively. * * * …   Universalium

  • insensitivity — noun The condition of being insensitive …   Wiktionary

  • insensitivity — Synonyms and related words: Philistinism, analgesia, anesthesia, armor, bad manners, caddishness, callosity, callousness, callus, casualness, coarseness, coldbloodedness, coldheartedness, coldness, crudeness, crudity of intellect, deadness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • insensitivity — n. lack of sensitivity, coldness, indifference; inability to feel certain physical sensations …   English contemporary dictionary

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