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" (117 found)
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Noun(2 words)
electronarcosisflintinessformidable defensesgross behaviorgrossnesshard hearthard shellhardenednesshardheartednesshardnesshardness of heartheartheart of stoneheartlessnessill breedingill mannersimpassibilityimperceptionimperceptivenessimperceptivity
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insensitivenessinsentienceinurbanityinurednesslack of feelinglack of refinementloutishnessmannerlessnessnarcosisnarcotizationnumbnessobduracyobduratenessobtusenessoffensivenessphilistinismpins and needlespitilessnesspromiscuitypromiscuousness
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rhinoceros hiderudenessstoninesssyncretismtactlessnessthick skintoleranceuncourtlinessuncriticalnessundiscriminatingnessundiscriminativenessunfastidiousnessunfeelingunfeelingnessungallantnessungentlemanlinessungraciousnessunmannerlinessunmercifulnessunmeticulousnessunnaturalnessunparticularnessunperceptivenessunpolitenessunprecisenessunresponsivenessunselectivenessunsolicitousnessuntactfulnessvulgarity
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
unfeeling being
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6 entriescultural insensitivityemotional insensitivityinsensitivity to feedbackinsensitivity to painmoral insensitivitysensory insensitivity
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3 total sentences available.
The English teacher's mocking behavior showcased his own ignorance and insensitivity.
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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!
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