Added 7 October 2026
insensate
/ɪnˈsɛn.sət/ adjective
Latin root: īnsēnsātus Wiktionary
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- Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
- Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.
- Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
noun
- One who is insensate.
verb
- To render insensate; to deprive of sensation or consciousness.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin īnsēnsātus. By surface analysis, in- + sensate.
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