in·sen·si·tive 
/ɪnˈsɛnsətɪv/ adjective
/ɪnˈsɛnsətɪv/ adjective [more insensitive; most insensitive] : not sensitive: such as a : showing that you do not know or care about the feelings of other people
▪ He's just a rude, insensitive jerk. ▪ a racially insensitive comment [=an offensive comment about a person's race] ▪ It was insensitive of her to say that.
b : not responding to or caring about problems, changes, or needs
▪ an insensitive bureaucracy — often + to ▪ The government has been insensitive to the public's demands. ▪ Managers must not be insensitive to the needs of their employees.
c not used before a noun : not greatly affected by something — usually + to ▪ He was insensitive to the risks involved in starting a business. ▪ insensitive to pain
▪ He's just a rude, insensitive jerk. ▪ a racially insensitive comment [=an offensive comment about a person's race] ▪ It was insensitive of her to say that.
b : not responding to or caring about problems, changes, or needs
▪ an insensitive bureaucracy — often + to ▪ The government has been insensitive to the public's demands. ▪ Managers must not be insensitive to the needs of their employees.
c not used before a noun : not greatly affected by something — usually + to ▪ He was insensitive to the risks involved in starting a business. ▪ insensitive to pain
— in·sen·si·tive·ly adverb
▪ They had acted insensitively.
▪ They had acted insensitively.
— in·sen·si·tiv·i·ty /ɪnˌsɛnsəˈtɪvəti/ noun [noncount]
▪ racial insensitivity
/ɪnˌsɛnsəˈtɪvəti/ noun [noncount] ▪ racial insensitivity
