insensibility (Meaning)
insensibility (n)
a lack of sensibility
devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
insensibility (n.)
The state or quality of being insensible; want of sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness; as, the insensibility produced by a fall, or by opiates.
Want of tenderness or susceptibility of emotion or passion; dullness; stupidity.
Synonyms & Antonyms of insensibility
insensibility Sentence Examples
- The patient's insensibility left the doctors perplexed and worried.
- The blow to the head rendered him temporarily insensitive to pain.
- The onlookers were shocked by the victim's insensibility after the accident.
- The drug administered to the patient induced a state of insensibility.
- The man's insensibility towards his family's suffering was deplorable.
- The news of the tragedy left her in a state of numb insensibility.
- The insensibility of society towards the plight of the homeless was disheartening.
- The child's insensibility to danger was a cause for concern.
- The insensibility of the thief to the consequences of his actions showed a lack of moral compass.
- The woman's insensibility to the beauty of nature indicated a deep-seated emotional void.
FAQs About the word insensibility
a lack of sensibility, devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartednessThe state or quality of being insensible; want of sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness; as,
apathy, impassivity, phlegm, impassiveness, emptiness, coldness,numbness, affectlessness, unconcern, obduracy
empathy, sympathy, sensitivity, pity, feeling, pity, compassion, sensibility, compassion, feeling
The patient's insensibility left the doctors perplexed and worried.
The blow to the head rendered him temporarily insensitive to pain.
The onlookers were shocked by the victim's insensibility after the accident.
The drug administered to the patient induced a state of insensibility.
