insensate

• Adjectif signifiant dépourvu de sensation, de conscience ou de sentiment ; souvent utilisé dans un contexte littéraire ou archaïque pour décrire quelqu’un d’insensible, privé d’émotion, ou agissant de manière déraisonnable.

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.

   privé de sensation ou de conscience

   • 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.

   Synonymescomatoseinanimateinertinsensibleinsentientlifelessnumbsenselessunconsciousunfeeling

   Antonymesanimateawareconsciousfeelingsensitivesentient

2. Lacking human feeling or compassionC2formal

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

   insensible / cruel

   • 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.

   Synonymescallouscold-bloodedheartlessinhumanmercilesspitilessunfeeling

   Antonymescompassionatehumanekindmercifulsensitivesympathetictender