insensitive

insensitive
adjective
1) (lacking feeling) gefühllos [Person, Art]
2) (unappreciative) unempfänglich (to für)
3) (not physically sensitive) unempfindlich (to gegen)
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[in'sensətiv]
adjective
(with to)
1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) unempfindlich
2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) gefühllos
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in·sen·si·tive
[ɪnˈsen(t)sətɪv, AM -t̬-]
adj
1. (pej: uncaring) person gefühllos; remark taktlos, unsensibel
it was a bit \insensitive of Fiona es war schon ein bisschen taktlos von Fiona
2. (pej: unappreciative) gleichgültig
▪ to be \insensitive to sth etw dat gegenüber gleichgültig sein
3. usu pred (physically) unempfindlich
▪ to be \insensitive to sth etw dat gegenüber unempfindlich sein
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[In'sensItɪv]
adj
1) (= unfeeling, uncaring) gefühllos; remark taktlos; policy, action rücksichtslos

to be insensitive to or about sb's problems/fears/feelings — auf jds Probleme/Ängste/Gefühle keine Rücksicht nehmen

2) (= unappreciative) unempfänglich

to be insensitive to the beauties of nature etc — für Schönheiten der Natur etc unempfänglich sein

3) (physically) unempfindlich (to gegen)

insensitive to pain/light — schmerz-/lichtunempfindlich

4) (ECON)

they are relatively insensitive to price — für sie spielt der Preis eine relativ untergeordnete Rolle

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insensitive [ınˈsensətıv] adj (adv insensitively)
1. auch PHYS, TECH unempfindlich (to gegen):
an insensitive skin;
insensitive to light lichtunempfindlich
2. → insensible 1, 3
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adjective
1) (lacking feeling) gefühllos [Person, Art]
2) (unappreciative) unempfänglich (to für)
3) (not physically sensitive) unempfindlich (to gegen)
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adj.
unempfindlich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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