insensitive
/ɪnˈsensətɪv/adjective
उच्चारण इन्सेन्सटिव
असंवेदनशील, दूसरों की भावनाओं का ख़याल न रखने वाला
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~ (to sth)
not aware of or not caring about other people's feelings
असंवेदनशील, दूसरों की भावनाओं का ख़याल न रखने वाला
- It was insensitive of him to joke about her weight.
- an insensitive remark at the funeral
- It was insensitive to laugh at his accent.
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- She is insensitive to the needs of her team.
- The advertisement was criticized as insensitive towards patients.
Synonyms tactless thoughtless unfeeling
Opposite sensitive tactful considerate
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~ (to sth)
not able to feel or react to something
(किसी चीज़ के प्रति) संवेदनहीन, जो महसूस न करे
- The skin on the scar is insensitive to touch.
- a plant insensitive to cold
- The old man is almost insensitive to pain in his hand.
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- Some metals are insensitive to heat.
- The patient's leg was insensitive to touch after the injury.
Synonyms unresponsive immune numb
Opposite sensitive responsive
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
insensitive to sb / sth (feelings)
Use to when someone does not notice or care about other people's feelings, needs or problems.
जब कोई दूसरों की भावनाओं, ज़रूरतों या समस्याओं को न समझे, तब 'insensitive to' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He was insensitive to her grief.
- The speech was insensitive to the needs of poor farmers.
insensitive to sth (physical)
Use to for a body part or material that does not react to pain, light, heat or a drug.
जब शरीर का कोई अंग या पदार्थ दर्द, रोशनी, गर्मी या दवा पर प्रतिक्रिया न दे, तब 'insensitive to' आता है।
- His fingers were insensitive to cold after years of work in a freezer.
- The bacteria are insensitive to this antibiotic.
it is insensitive of sb to do sth
Use of + person with a to-infinitive to criticise someone's behaviour.
किसी के व्यवहार की आलोचना करने के लिए 'of + person' के साथ to-infinitive आता है।
- It was insensitive of you to joke about her failure.
insensitive remark / comment / question
Used before a noun for words that hurt because the speaker did not think of the listener's feelings.
जिन शब्दों से सुनने वाले की भावना आहत हो, उनके लिए 'insensitive' noun से पहले आता है।
- Her insensitive question about his marks upset him.
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insensitive + noun
remarkcommenttreatmentresponseattitude
- The minister's insensitive comment drew criticism.
adverb + insensitive
totallyextremelyculturallycompletelygrossly
- The advertisement was culturally insensitive.
verb + insensitive
seemsoundbeproveappear
- I did not mean to sound insensitive.
insensitive + to
paincriticismlightsufferingheat
- He seems insensitive to criticism.
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- It was insensitive of the host to ask about her salary.
मेज़बान का उसके वेतन के बारे में पूछना असंवेदनशील था।
- Officials who are insensitive to public suffering lose trust.
जनता की पीड़ा के प्रति असंवेदनशील अधिकारी विश्वास खो देते हैं।
- The patient's leg was insensitive to touch after the injury.
चोट के बाद मरीज़ का पैर स्पर्श के प्रति संवेदनहीन हो गया था।
- The film was criticised for being insensitive to rural communities.
फ़िल्म की ग्रामीण समुदायों के प्रति असंवेदनशील होने के लिए आलोचना हुई।
- An insensitive teacher can discourage a shy child for years.
असंवेदनशील शिक्षक किसी संकोची बच्चे को वर्षों तक हतोत्साहित कर सकता है।
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✗ He is insensitive for others' problems.
✓ He is insensitive to others' problems.
Insensitive is followed by to, not for.
'Insensitive' के बाद to आता है, for नहीं।
✗ She is a very insensible person; she never cries.
✓ She is a very insensitive person; she never cries.
Insensible means unconscious or unaware; insensitive means not caring about feelings.
'Insensible' का अर्थ बेहोश या अनजान है; 'insensitive' का अर्थ भावनाओं की परवाह न करने वाला है।
✗ It was insensitive for you to laugh.
✓ It was insensitive of you to laugh.
A judgement of behaviour takes of + person.
व्यवहार पर टिप्पणी में 'of + person' आता है, for नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These describe a failure to react, but to feelings, pain or reality in different ways.
ये प्रतिक्रिया की कमी बताते हैं, पर भावनाओं, दर्द या वास्तविकता के संदर्भ में अलग-अलग।
Not noticing or caring how others feel.
दूसरों की भावनाओं को न देखना या परवाह न करना।
- His jokes were insensitive.
Cruelly unfeeling, stronger than insensitive.
क्रूरता की हद तक भावनाहीन, insensitive से अधिक कठोर।
- A callous owner left the dog outside in the rain.
Careless of others without meaning harm.
बिना बुरे इरादे के दूसरों की चिंता न करने वाला।
- It was thoughtless of him to forget her birthday.
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in·sen·si·tive
With -sitive (not 'insensative'); the noun insensitivity.
अंत में -sitive ('insensative' गलत है); noun insensitivity।
?Which word?
Keep apart insensitive (not caring) and insensible (unconscious).
Insensitive (परवाह न करने वाला) और insensible (बेहोश) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Insensitive to.
'insensitive to' आता है।