Unkinder - English meaning

adjective

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Usage examples:

His callous comments about the murder made me shiver

noun

Variant spelling of callus.

noun

A thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, especially in an area that has been subjected to friction.

adjective

Feeling or showing no sympathy and concern for others.

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There are unethical and compassionless people at all levels of society

adjective

Wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.

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People who are cruel to animals

verb

Spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success).

Usage examples:

Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing

adjective

Extremely unkind and intentionally causing pain

Usage examples:

Her classmates made some cruel remarks., is the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment?, i thin…

adjective

Unpleasant or unenjoyable.

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A disagreeable thought

adjective

Unpleasant; unattractive

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The drinking water had a disagreeable oily taste.

adjective

Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

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Drenched in a harsh white neon light

adjective

Unkind or cruel or uncivil

adjective

Unkind or cruel

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Harsh criticism, a harsh winter, harsh lighting

adjective

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

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The glint of dark, malevolent eyes

adjective

Causing or wanting to cause harm or evil

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A malevolent juvenile delinquent

adjective

Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of malicious damage

adjective

Having the nature of threatening evil

adjective

Intending to cause harm, esp. by hurting someone’s feelings or reputation

Usage examples:

He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other malicious activities.

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Usage examples:

She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

Usage examples:

A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

Showing no pity; cruel.

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A pitiless executioner

adjective

Without mercy or sympathy

adjective

Having or showing no pity

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A pitiless dictator

adjective

Having or showing no pity or compassion for others.

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A ruthless manipulator

adjective

Without mercy or pity

adjective

Cruel, or determined to succeed without caring about others

Usage examples:

A ruthless ruler, to compete abroad requires ruthless cost-cutting at home.

adjective

Derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.

Usage examples:

Snide remarks about my mother

noun

An unpleasant or underhand person.

Usage examples:

He's not a snide, he's better than most

adjective

Showing or caused by malice.

Usage examples:

The teachers made spiteful little jokes about me

adjective

Wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, especially in a small way, because you feel angry towards them

Usage examples:

A spiteful child, that was a spiteful thing to say!

adjective

Not displaying sympathy or concern for others.

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An uncaring father

adjective

Not worrying about other people's troubles or doing anything to help them

Usage examples:

The charity criticized the city for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless.

adjective

(of a person's behaviour or attitude towards others) unkind; unsympathetic.

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This uncharitable remark possibly arose out of jealousy

adjective

Unkind and unfair

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The uncharitable explanation is that she's too afraid to ask.

adjective

Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous.

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My mother is a cold, unfeeling woman

adjective

Not feeling sympathy for other people’s suffering

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An unfeeling man

adjective

Causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.

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An unpleasant smell

adjective

Not attractive or enjoyable or easy to like

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An unpleasant surprise, unpleasant memories, an unpleasant young man, rob chuckled unpleasantly.

adjective

Not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Usage examples:

I'm not being unsympathetic, but i can't see why you put up with him

adjective

Not sympathetic (= showing that you understand or care about someone's suffering)

adjective

Deliberately cruel or violent.

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A vicious assault

adjective

Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

adjective

(of an act) intending to hurt badly, or (of a person or animal) likely to be violent

Usage examples:

I don’t believe he is a vicious dog., the few who disagreed became the targets of vicious written a…