insensibility

Other forms: insensibilities

Definitions of insensibility
  1. noun
    devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
    synonyms: callosity, callousness, hardness, unfeelingness
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    types:
    dullness
    lack of sensibility
    type of:
    insensitiveness, insensitivity
    the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
  2. noun
    a lack of sensibility
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    antonyms:
    sensibility
    mental responsiveness and awareness
    type of:
    unconsciousness
    a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
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