"insensitivity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: insensitivities [plural]
Etymology: From in- + sensitivity. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|sensitivity}} in- + sensitivity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} insensitivity (usually uncountable, plural insensitivities)
  1. The condition of being insensitive Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: androgen insensitivity syndrome, complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, congenital insensitivity to pain Translations (condition of being insensitive): insensibilitat [feminine] (Catalan), tunteettomuus (Finnish), tunnottomuus (Finnish), epäherkkyys [photography, hobbies, arts, lifestyle] (Finnish), insensibilité [feminine] (French), Gefühllosigkeit [feminine] (German), érzéketlenség (Hungarian), 無神経 (mushinkei) (Japanese), 鈍感 (donkan) (Japanese), insensibilitate [feminine] (Romanian), nesensibilitate [feminine, rare] (Romanian), insensibilidad [feminine] (Spanish), okänslighet [common-gender] (Swedish)

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