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Noun: insensibility  in,sen-su'bi-li-tee
  1. A lack of sensibility
    "His insensibility to the suffering of others was shocking"
     
  2. Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
    "His insensibility towards the plight of refugees shocked his colleagues";
    - unfeelingness, callousness, callosity, hardness, cold-bloodedness

Derived forms: insensibilities

Type of: insensitiveness, insensitivity, unconsciousness

Antonym: aesthesia

Encyclopedia: Insensibility