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insensitive

 
/ɪnˈsensətɪv/ adjective

Translation

PEOPLE not noticing or not caring about other people's feelings
duyarsız, vurdum duymaz, aldırışsız
an insensitive remark He was completely insensitive to Maria's feelings.1033
PAIN not able to feel something, or not affected by it
hissetmeyen, etkilenmeyen
She was insensitive to the pain.1078
insensitively adverb
kayıtsız, umursamaz bir şekilde
insensitivity
 
/ɪnˌsensəˈtɪvəti/ noun [U]
umursamazlık
(Definition of insensitive adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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