insensitivity

The condition of being insensitive

Noun

  1. The condition of being insensitive
    • 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...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English sensitivity English insensitivity From in- + sensitivity.

Forms

insensitivities

Antonyms

sensitivity

Derived

androgen insensitivity syndrome chemoinsensitivity complete androgen insensitivity syndrome congenital insensitivity to pain