insensitivity

noun

1
as in callousness

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as in insensitiveness

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Recent Examples of insensitivity The endeavor ultimately showed how the group’s interdependent dynamic made for constant self-incrimination and insensitivity masquerading as selflessness. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 Influencer criticism calling the sandwich ‘not worth it’ and dismissing ‘traditional style’ food triggered accusations of cultural insensitivity. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 The data shows campaigns with audio outperform those without on profit (+75%), trust (+81%), price insensitivity (+81%), and customer acquisition (+19%). — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026 The misstep immediately sparked backlash for cultural insensitivity and drew over 50 million views on Weibo—other Western brands, including H&M, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Burberry, and Gucci, have been caught in similar cultural crosshairs. — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Consumers can forgive almost anything—controversy, scandal, provocation, even cultural insensitivity—if the party and the product is good enough. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026 Directness is often confused with insensitivity. — Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 The majority reported being treated rudely by providers, insensitivity regarding modesty requirements, or having their pain disregarded. — Anisah Bagasra, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026 For Bravo, race has always been that lingering chink in its armor — and the latest burgeoning Summer House drama threatens to continue to chip away at the network’s feeble defense against claims of racial insensitivity. — Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insensitivity
  1. callousness
  2. thoughtlessness
  3. heartlessness
  4. coldness
  5. obduracy
  6. hardness
  7. coolness
Noun
  • Simon’s self-righteous callousness warranted a rebuke, but the rebuke provided Simon the opportunity to see the situation more clearly, to repent, and to love more going forward.
    — Eric Bashor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
  • Before leaders such as Cox and Warnock were on the national stage, Hogan’s pragmatism, steady leadership and independence kept a better version of politics alive even as our public culture raced toward callousness and cruelty.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026
Definition of callousness
Noun
  • The thoughtlessness with which this bride coerced you into subsidizing her wedding was stunning.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Its furnishings were anything but describable, having been conceived, manufactured, shipped, and sold in various states of thoughtlessness, greed, and indifference.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of thoughtlessness
Noun
  • These young graduates start out naive about the heartlessness of the corporate world and harbor illusory hopes for success in unforgiving professions.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The lives of the two children in the story, aged fourteen and four, are portrayed as being as fleeting as the fireflies, and the story is an unsentimental and unflinching account with moments of both tenderness and heartlessness.
    — Ginny Tapley Takemori September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of heartlessness
Noun
  • Orris adds earthy depth, while a petrichor accord gives the scent an eerie coldness.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 July 2026
  • In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of coldness
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  • Perhaps the greatest testament to Morocco’s obduracy came late in normal time, when Rodri — a central midfielder being deployed as a central defender — strode forward and shot, more in hope than in expectation, from 35 yards.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • But a year later, more than two dozen of them remain stuck in Afghanistan, stalled by bureaucratic wrangling, the vagaries of international diplomacy and the obduracy of the Taliban government.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
Definition of obduracy
Noun
  • The best rocks are hard, non-porous rocks with a non-gritty surface, ideally a seven on the Mohs’ hardness scale.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In this form, boron nitride becomes what scientists call a superhard material, second in hardness to diamond.
    — Robin Macaluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of hardness
Noun
  • The fabric is lightweight and breathable, with a cropped design that only adds coolness.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Stereo 41, Walnut Creek A bastion of late-night coolness – almost too cool – has taken root in downtown Walnut Creek.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of coolness

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