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undersensitive

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English

Etymology

From under- + sensitive.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

undersensitive (comparative more undersensitive, superlative most undersensitive)

  1. Insufficiently sensitive.
    • 2007 June 5, Benedict Carey, “The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive”, in New York Times:
      They remain oversensitive, continually recoiling from the world, or undersensitive, banging into things, duck-walking through the day as if not entirely aware of their surroundings.
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