insensitive
/ɪnˈsen·sə·t̬ɪv/ adjDefinition
› not aware of other people’s feelings, or not showing sympathy for the feelings of other people: The governor apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless. › Insensitive can also mean not noticing the effects of something or unable to feel something: His feet seem to be insensitive to pain. insensitivity /ɪnˌsen·səˈtɪv··t̬i/ n [U] › I find your insensitivity to my needs insulting.
(Definition of insensitive adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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