Insensitiveness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɛnsᵻtˌɪvnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɛnsɪtˌɪvnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɛnsɪtˌɪvnəs/

6 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɛnsᵻtˌɪvnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insensitivity

Antonyms

sensitiveness sensitivity

Word Forms

insensitive

adjective

deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unempfindlichkeit

die Unfähigkeit, auf affektive Veränderungen in Ihrem zwischenmenschlichen Umfeld zu reagieren

🇫🇷French

insensibilité

l'incapacité de répondre aux changements affectifs dans votre environnement interpersonnel

🇪🇸Spanish

insensibilidad

la incapacidad de responder a los cambios afectivos en su entorno interpersonal

🇮🇹Italian

insensibilità

l’incapacità di rispondere ai cambiamenti affettivi nel proprio ambiente interpersonale

🇳🇱Dutch

ongevoeligheid

het onvermogen om te reageren op affectieve veranderingen in uw interpersoonlijke omgeving

🇵🇹Portuguese

insensibilidade

a incapacidade de responder às mudanças afetivas em seu ambiente interpessoal

🇷🇺Russian

бесчувственность

неспособность реагировать на аффективные изменения в вашей межличностной среде

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंवेदनशीलता

आपके पारस्परिक वातावरण में भावात्मक परिवर्तनों पर प्रतिक्रिया करने में असमर्थता

🇧🇩Bengali

সংবেদনশীলতা

আপনার আন্তঃব্যক্তিক পরিবেশে সংবেদনশীল পরিবর্তনের প্রতিক্রিয়া জানাতে অক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

உணர்வின்மை

உங்கள் தனிப்பட்ட சூழலில் ஏற்படும் மாற்றங்களுக்கு பதிலளிக்க இயலாமை

🇮🇳Telugu

సున్నితత్వం

మీ వ్యక్తిగత వాతావరణంలో ప్రభావవంతమైన మార్పులకు ప్రతిస్పందించలేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

असंवेदनशीलता

आपल्या परस्पर वातावरणातील भावनिक बदलांना प्रतिसाद देण्यास असमर्थता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંવેદનશીલતા

તમારા આંતરવ્યક્તિત્વ વાતાવરણમાં પ્રભાવશાળી ફેરફારોનો પ્રતિસાદ આપવામાં અસમર્થતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂವೇದನಾಶೀಲತೆ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಪರಿಸರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർവികാരത

നിങ്ങളുടെ വ്യക്തിഗത പരിതസ്ഥിതിയിലെ സ്വാധീനകരമായ മാറ്റങ്ങളോട് പ്രതികരിക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവില്ലായ്മ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ

ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਪਰਸਪਰ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵੀ ਤਬਦੀਲੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਜਵਾਬ ਦੇਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਮਰੱਥਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

آپ کے باہمی ماحول میں متاثر کن تبدیلیوں کا جواب دینے میں ناکامی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

麻木不仁

无法应对人际环境中的情感变化

🇯🇵Japanese

鈍感さ

対人環境の感情的な変化に対応できない

🇰🇷Korean

무감각

대인관계 환경의 정서적 변화에 대응할 수 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vô cảm

không có khả năng đáp ứng với những thay đổi tình cảm trong môi trường giữa các cá nhân của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่รู้สึกตัว

ไม่สามารถตอบสนองต่อการเปลี่ยนแปลงทางอารมณ์ในสภาพแวดล้อมระหว่างบุคคลของคุณได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakpekaan

ketidakmampuan untuk merespons perubahan afektif dalam lingkungan interpersonal Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging insensitive

ang kawalan ng kakayahang tumugon sa mga pagbabagong nakakaapekto sa iyong interpersonal na kapaligiran

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakpekaan

ketidakupayaan untuk bertindak balas terhadap perubahan afektif dalam persekitaran interpersonal anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الحساسية

عدم القدرة على الاستجابة للتغيرات العاطفية في بيئة التعامل مع الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

عدم حساسیت

ناتوانی در پاسخ به تغییرات عاطفی در محیط بین فردی شما

🇹🇷Turkish

duyarsızlık

kişilerarası ortamınızdaki duygusal değişikliklere yanıt verememe

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר רגישות

חוסר היכולת להגיב לשינויים רגשיים בסביבה הבינאישית שלך

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