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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-sen-suh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɛn sə bəl |
Definition of insensibility
Origin :- late 14c., from Late Latin insensibilitas, from Latin insensibilis (see insensible).
- noun dullness
- He had seized upon her by violence in a moment of insensibility.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- It was obvious that he was going to be beaten into insensibility.
- Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl
- And yet, even at the time, I did not suspect him of insensibility.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- The shock jarred his boiling brain into the perfect quietude of insensibility.
- Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
- I believe that insensibility like this is not to be paralleled!
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
- It would be presumptuous to ascribe such demeanor to insensibility.
- Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
- Nature had made him a butt, but had denied him insensibility.
- Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
- But the mischief is not limited to local weakness and insensibility.
- Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
- Insensibility was very near now, but with all the will that was hers she struggled to fend it off.
- Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
- That bolt, which would have shocked a mammal into insensibility, only slowed the Throg.
- Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
Synonyms for insensibility
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