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Synonyms for insensibility


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-sen-suh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɛn sə bəl

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Définition of insensibility

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Late Latin insensibilitas, from Latin insensibilis (see insensible).
  • noun dullness
Example sentences :
  • 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

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