insensibility (C1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.sen.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Definition
The state of being unable to feel or react to physical stimuli, such as pain or touch, or an inability to understand or respond to emotions.
Examples
The doctor tested the patient's insensibility to heat with a warm cloth.
His insensibility to criticism meant he never learned from his mistakes.
The cold weather caused a temporary insensibility in her fingers.
How to Use insensibility
- insensibility to pain (collocation)
- The inability to feel pain. — "The drug caused insensibility to pain, allowing for surgery."
- insensibility to criticism (collocation)
- The inability or unwillingness to be affected by criticism. — "His insensibility to criticism made him difficult to advise."
- insensibility to emotion (collocation)
- A lack of emotional response or feeling. — "Her insensibility to emotion was often mistaken for coldness."
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