insensitively
/ɪnˈsensətɪvli/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈsensətɪvli/ (ame, ipa)
insensitively — adverb
1. Done or said without considering how other people might feel; showing a lack of
Done or said without considering how other people might feel; showing a lack of concern for the feelings or needs of others in what you do or say.
When her colleague lost his job, Fatima joked insensitively about the company's layoffs at lunch.
position before the verb it modifies
The newspaper columnist wrote insensitively about the struggles of local immigrant families.
collocation: write + insensitively + about + topic
Kwame realized too late that his email to the new staff had sounded insensitively harsh.
The doctor handled the situation insensitively by announcing the test results in a busy hospital hallway.
Aisha gently told her cousin to stop speaking insensitively about their aunt's money problems.
- callously
stronger, suggests deliberate cruelty rather than mere lack of awareness
- tactlessly
focuses on social clumsiness and lack of diplomacy
- thoughtlessly
implies carelessness or forgetfulness rather than deliberate disregard
- sensitively
the direct opposite — acting with awareness and care for others' feelings
- tactfully
showing careful consideration to avoid upsetting others
文法句型
acts as a sentence adverb or verb modifier
用法筆記
Often used with verbs of communication (speak, talk, comment, write, joke, remark) to describe the manner of expression rather than the intention.