Insensibility
noun
Not being able to feel or respond to emotions or physical feelings.
Her insensibility to pain was a result of years of training.
noun
No understanding or respect for people's feelings or situations.
His insensibility towards her feelings made her more upset.
noun
The condition of being unconscious or not awake.
The doctor induced a state of insensibility before the surgery.
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Formal, Neutral
Technical
noun
Not being able to feel or respond to emotions or physical feelings.
Her insensibility to pain was a result of years of training.
noun
No understanding or respect for people's feelings or situations.
His insensibility towards her feelings made her more upset.
noun
The condition of being unconscious or not awake.
The doctor induced a state of insensibility before the surgery.
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Disconnect
Describes someone who doesn't feel or show emotions, often seen negatively.
His insensibility to her sorrow made everyone uneasy.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Numbness
Can be used to talk about actual inability to feel physical sensations, not just metaphorical.
The patient's insensibility to heat due to the nerve damage was concerning.
Pro Tip 3/3Appears Strong
May imply someone is tough because they 'don't feel pain', but can be misunderstood.
Despite the tragedy, her insensibility was seen as strength by some.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Disconnect
Describes someone who doesn't feel or show emotions, often seen negatively.
His insensibility to her sorrow made everyone uneasy.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Numbness
Can be used to talk about actual inability to feel physical sensations, not just metaphorical.
The patient's insensibility to heat due to the nerve damage was concerning.
Pro Tip 3/3Appears Strong
May imply someone is tough because they 'don't feel pain', but can be misunderstood.
Despite the tragedy, her insensibility was seen as strength by some.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Disconnect
Describes someone who doesn't feel or show emotions, often seen negatively.
His insensibility to her sorrow made everyone uneasy.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Numbness
Can be used to talk about actual inability to feel physical sensations, not just metaphorical.
The patient's insensibility to heat due to the nerve damage was concerning.
Pro Tip 3/3Appears Strong
May imply someone is tough because they 'don't feel pain', but can be misunderstood.
Despite the tragedy, her insensibility was seen as strength by some.
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Quote examples
Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.
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Frances Burney
English Novelist
Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure.
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
French Diplomat
Too much sensibility creates unhappiness and too much insensibility creates crime.
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William Thomas Green Morton
American Inventor
The state should, I think, be called 'anesthesia.' This signifies insensibility.
Quote examples
Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.
Quote examples
Frances Burney
English Novelist
Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure.
Quote examples
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
French Diplomat
Too much sensibility creates unhappiness and too much insensibility creates crime.
Quote examples
William Thomas Green Morton
American Inventor
The state should, I think, be called 'anesthesia.' This signifies insensibility.
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