The queen took umbrage at remarks made in the press about her insensitivity to the death of the princess.
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Insensitivity
Synonyms for "insensitivity" (105 found)
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Related words (52)
insensitivenessinsentienceinurbanityinurednesslack of feelinglack of refinementloutishnessmannerlessnessnarcosisnarcotizationnumbnessobduracyobduratenessobtusenessoffensivenessphilistinismpins and needlespitilessnesspromiscuitypromiscuousness
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Noun(2 words)
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14 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- insensibilitat noun (condition of being insensitive)
Finnish
3 entries- epäherkkyys noun (condition of being insensitive)
- tunnottomuus noun (condition of being insensitive)
- tunteettomuus noun (condition of being insensitive)
French
1 entries- insensibilité noun (condition of being insensitive)
German
1 entries- Gefühllosigkeit noun (condition of being insensitive)
Hindi
1 entries- संवेदनहीनता noun (condition of being insensitive)
Hungarian
1 entries- érzéketlenség noun (condition of being insensitive)
Japanese
2 entries- 無神経 noun (condition of being insensitive)
- 鈍感 noun (condition of being insensitive)
Romanian
2 entries- insensibilitate noun (condition of being insensitive)
- nesensibilitate noun (condition of being insensitive)
Spanish
1 entries- insensibilidad noun (condition of being insensitive)
Swedish
1 entries- okänslighet noun (condition of being insensitive)
Sample sentences
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The English teacher's mocking behavior showcased his own ignorance and insensitivity.
Source: tatoeba (11768434)
To make matters worse, you did not publish the news note until 5 days before the conference — even though we had submitted it enough in advance to have been included in the previous weeks' paper. This showed a great insensitivity to the fact that lesbians with children are often not very mobile or flexible...We need that kind of advance notice in order to plan an all-day conference on a Saturday!
Source: wiktionary
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