Hurtful
Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Insensitive and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Insensitive" instead an adjective "Hurtful".
Insensitive
Insensitive adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Hurtful and insensitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Insensitive".
Both words in one sentence
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Innocently Insensitive: It takes Hatoko completely blowing up for Andou to realize that telling her she just "wouldn't understand" whenever she inquires about the stuff he likes is more hurtful than he ever imagined.
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Innocently Insensitive: Micky's family is incredibly obnoxious and delusional, and tend to say some really hurtful things at the worst possible time, but that doesn't mean they don't genuinely love Micky and want the best for him.
Source: Film / The Fighter
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