Gadit

insensible

Definitions (2)
1adjectiveunable to feel or perceive; lacking physical sensation or awareness.
After the accident, he was insensible and didn't respond to any stimuli.
The patient remained insensible to the pain due to the strong medication.
She was insensible to the cold, having been outside for so long.
2adjectiveunaware or indifferent to something; not caring about or noticing something.
He seemed insensible to the criticism from his peers.
She was insensible to the beauty of the landscape, focused only on her phone.
The manager was insensible to the team's concerns, focusing only on profits.
Word Origin
Language
Latin
Original word
insensibilis
Word parts
in (not) + sensibilis (sensitive)
Originally meant
not able to feel or perceive
Background
The word 'insensible' comes from the Latin 'insensibilis', meaning unable to feel or perceive. It entered English in the late Middle Ages, retaining its original sense of lacking sensation or awareness.