ongevoelig

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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.

Declension

Declension of ongevoelig
uninflected ongevoelig
inflected ongevoelige
comparative ongevoeliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ongevoelig ongevoeliger het ongevoeligst
het ongevoeligste
indefinite m./f. sing. ongevoelige ongevoeligere ongevoeligste
n. sing. ongevoelig ongevoeliger ongevoeligste
plural ongevoelige ongevoeligere ongevoeligste
definite ongevoelige ongevoeligere ongevoeligste
partitive ongevoeligs ongevoeligers

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