insensibility[noun]Synonyms: apathy, impassivity, phlegm, stoicism, stolidity, unresponsiveness
Antonyms: sensibility
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in‧sen‧si‧bil‧i‧ty /ɪnˌsensəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌsensɪˈbɪləti/
noun [uncountable] [
Word Family: adjective:
sensible,
insensible,
senseless,
sensitive ≠
insensitive,
sensory,
nonsensical,
insensate;
noun:
sense ≠
nonsense,
sensibility ≠
insensibility,
sensitivity ≠
insensitivity,
senselessness,
sensitization,
sensor;
adverb:
sensibly,
senselessly,
sensitively ≠
insensitively;
verb:
sense,
sensitize]
1. formal the state of being unconscious
2. old-fashioned inability to experience feelings such as love, sympathy, anger etc
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