Definition of insensitive | Collins English Dictionary

insensitive (ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv)

lacking sensitivity; unfeeling
lacking physical sensation
(postpositive) foll by to not sensitive (to) or affected (by) ⇒ insensitive to radiation

inˈsensitively adverb inˈsensitiveness inˌsensiˈtivity noun

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British English: insensitive If you describe someone as insensitive, you mean that they are not aware of other people's feelings or problems.These were very insensitive remarks.ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv ADJECTIVE These were very insensitive remarks.
Spanish: insensible adj
French: insensible adj
German: unempfindlich adj
Chinese: 感觉迟钝的 adj
Arabic: غَيْرٌ حَسَّاسٌ adj
Portuguese: insensível adj
Russian: невосприимчивый adj невосприимчивая
Croatian: neosjetljiv adj neosjetljiva
Czech: necitlivý adj
Danish: ufølsom adj
Dutch: ongevoelig adj
Finnish: välinpitämätön adj
Greek: αναίσθητος adj αναίσθητη
Italian: insensibile adj
Japanese: 鈍感な no_posp
Korean: 둔감한 adj
Norwegian: ufølsom adj
Polish: nieczuły adj nieczuła
Brazilian Portuguese: insensível adj
European Spanish: insensible adj
Swedish: okänslig adj okänsligt
Thai: ที่ไม่ไวต่อความรู้สึกของผู้อื่น adj
Turkish: duyarsız adj
Vietnamese: vô ý adj

Believe me, Charles, the Church is far worse than those ` insensitive sections of secular society" you mentioned a moment ago.
Howatch, Susan, Absolute Truths (1994)
Only the insensitive Americans would embarrass a well-liked prime minister.
Outlook India (2005)
Albertans learned during the recent drought and mad cow scare just how insensitive and inert an eastern agriculture minister can be.
Edmonton Sun (2003)
Most readers agree that Alma's sudden death was insensitive.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
Notice that industries such as utilities and electrical products are relatively insensitive to macroeconomic influences.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers, Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)