There are many examples in today's world of a lack of sensibility (a lack of tact(!)).
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Why the Defense Department wanted to do a photo-op right around the site of the World Trade Center catastrophe defies imagination. Had I known about it, I would have called them right away and asked them not to. It is the federal government, and they can do in the end what they please, but I would have tried to stop it.”
- New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg,
Jet Flyover Frightens New Yorkers, April 27, 2009</blockquote>
Meaning of tact '
sense of touch, from Latin tactus, from tangere to touch':
<blockquote>Main Entry: tact
Pronunciation: \ˈtakt\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, sense of touch, from Latin tactus, from tangere to touch — more at tangent
Date: 1797
1 : sensitive mental or aesthetic perception <converted the novel into a play with remarkable skill and tact>
2 : a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
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