insensible
adjective /ɪnˈsen.sɪ.bl̩/ formalDefinition
› unconscious: We found her lying on the floor, drunk and insensible.Losing consciousness be insensible of/to sth › to not care about something or be unwilling to react to it: I think he's largely insensible to other people's distress.Unkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressiveTreating people or animals badlyInsults and abuse insensibility /ɪnˌsen.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [C or U]
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [C or U] (Definition of insensible adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- black out phrasal verb
- blackout noun (UNCONSCIOUSNESS)
- catatonic adjective
- coma noun
- concuss verb
- concussed adjective
- concussion noun
- conk out phrasal verb
- faint noun
- faint verb
- faintness noun (WEAK FEELING)
- go out like a light idiom
- oblivion noun (UNCONSCIOUS)
- out adverb, preposition (UNCONSCIOUS)
- see stars idiom
- senseless adjective (NOT CONSCIOUS)
- stun verb (MAKE UNCONSCIOUS)
- swoon noun
- swoon verb
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