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Insensitivity

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The condition of being insensitive

uncountable, usually

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Examples

“To make matters worse, you did not publish the news note until 5 days before the conferenceeven though we had submitted it enough in advance to have been included in the previous weeks' paper. This showed a great insensitivity to the fact that lesbians with children are often not very mobile or flexible...We need that kind of advance notice in order to plan an all-day conference on a Saturday!”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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