ongevoelig

Dutch

Etymology

From on- + gevoelig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔŋ.ɣəˈvu.ləx/
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  • Hyphenation: on‧ge‧voe‧lig

Adjective

ongevoelig (comparative ongevoeliger, superlative ongevoeligst)

  1. insensitive, crass, callous
    Haar opmerking was heel ongevoelig en kwetste zijn gevoelens.
    Her remark was very insensitive and hurt his feelings.
    Hij toonde zich steeds ongevoeliger voor de noden van anderen.
    He became increasingly more callous to the needs of others.
    De manier waarop hij lacht om andermans problemen is gewoon ongevoeligst.
    The way he laughs at other people's problems is just the most crass.

Inflection

Inflection of ongevoelig
uninflected ongevoelig
inflected ongevoelige
comparative ongevoeliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ongevoeligongevoeligerhet ongevoeligst
het ongevoeligste
indefinite m./f. sing. ongevoeligeongevoeligereongevoeligste
n. sing. ongevoeligongevoeligerongevoeligste
plural ongevoeligeongevoeligereongevoeligste
definite ongevoeligeongevoeligereongevoeligste
partitive ongevoeligsongevoeligers

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ongevoeligheid

Anagrams

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