INSENSIBLE VS INSENSITIVE

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INSENSIBLE VS INSENSITIVE

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HI FRIENDS,
You shouldn’t have criticized him in front of his friends. It was extremely ______ of you .
A. unconscious B. insensible C. insensitive D. unfortunate

I think B is correct.
-You should not have criticized him in front of his friends. It was insensible of you. This means that you were silly because his friends might hurt you for criticizing him.

Do you think so ?
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Re: INSENSIBLE VS INSENSITIVE

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Meaningless, I'm afraid. C is correct.
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