insensitive.

1. Failing to take proper account of another person's feelings or needs.

2. Not readily affected by a particular input, change, or stimulus.

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Words that belong together

• insensitive remark
• insensitive response

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The insensitive remark changed the atmosphere of the meeting.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more insensitive; superlative most insensitive when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.