insensible

• Qui est privé de conscience ou de sensation ; qui ne ressent rien. Se dit aussi de quelque chose de trop faible ou progressif pour être perçu.

Lacking consciousness or awareness; also describes something too small or gradual to be perceived.

1. Lacking physical feelingC1formal

   Unable to feel physical sensations, often due to injury, anesthesia, or shock.

   Insensible (perte de sensation physique)

   • After the accident, his leg was insensible to pain.
   • The patient remained insensible to the cold during the surgery.
   • Her fingers were insensible from the extreme frost.

   Synonymesdeadenedinsensatenumbsenselessunfeeling

   Antonymesawareconsciousresponsivesensible

2. Unaware or indifferentC1formal

   Lacking awareness, concern, or emotional response to something.

   Insensible (indifférent)

   • He was insensible to the suffering of others.
   • She remained insensible to the criticism from her peers.
   • The government seemed insensible to the needs of the poor.

   Synonymesapatheticheedlessindifferentinsensitiveobliviousunawareunconsciousunmindfulunresponsive

   Antonymesawareconcernedconsciousmindfulresponsivesensitive

3. Barely perceptibleC2formal

   So slight or gradual that it is difficult to notice or detect.

   Insensible (à peine perceptible)

   • There was an insensible change in the temperature over the hours.
   • The difference between the two shades was almost insensible.
   • An insensible tremor ran through the ground.

   Synonymesimperceptibleinappreciableslightsubtleundetectableunnoticeable

   Antonymesappreciablenoticeableperceptiblesensiblevisible

4. Unresponsive to stimulationC1formal

   Not reacting to external stimuli, often describing a state of unconsciousness or deep shock.

   Insensible (inconscient, sans réaction)

   • The victim was found insensible and had to be rushed to the hospital.
   • He lay insensible on the ground after the blow.
   • The patient was insensible to the doctor's voice.

   Synonymescomatoseinsensatenumboblivioussenselesstorpidunconsciousunresponsive

   Antonymesalertawakeconsciousresponsivesensitive