noun
- plural of insensibility; the state of being unable to feel or perceive physical sensations
- plural of insensibility; the quality of being emotionally unaware or indifferent
Usage: often used in medical or physiological contexts
Usage: often used in literary or psychological contexts
Examples
- The patient reported insensibilities in her fingers after the accident.
- His insensibilities to the suffering of others made him unpopular.
- The medication caused temporary insensibilities to pain.
- Her insensibilities to criticism were a sign of emotional detachment.
- The cold produced insensibilities in his extremities.
- The character's insensibilities to beauty reflected his hardened nature.