insensate

• Adjektiv, das das Fehlen von Empfindung, Bewusstsein oder Gefühl bezeichnet; wird oft literarisch oder veraltet verwendet, um jemanden als gefühllos oder ohne Emotionen zu beschreiben.

An adjective meaning lacking sensation, consciousness, or feeling; often used in a literary or archaic context to describe someone who is unfeeling or devoid of emotion.

1. Lacking sensation or consciousnessC2formal

   Devoid of physical feeling, awareness, or life; inanimate or unconscious.

   Gefühllos, bewusstlos

   • The patient lay insensate on the operating table, completely unaware of the procedure.
   • A stone is an insensate object, incapable of feeling pain or pleasure.
   • After the blow to his head, he fell insensate to the ground.

   Synonymecomatoseinanimateinertinsensibleinsentientlifelessnumbsenselessunconsciousunfeeling

   Antonymeanimateawareconsciousfeelingsensitivesentient

2. Lacking human feeling or compassionC2formal

   Devoid of empathy, pity, or moral sensibility; cruel or callous.

   Gefühllos

   • The dictator's insensate cruelty shocked the entire world.
   • He showed an insensate disregard for the suffering of others.
   • Her insensate greed led her to betray her closest friends.

   Synonymecallouscold-bloodedheartlessinhumanmercilesspitilessunfeeling

   Antonymecompassionatehumanekindmercifulsensitivesympathetictender